The Josephine Baker Story

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

• Brian GibsonDirector
• Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer

• Lynn WhitfieldJosephine Baker
• Rubén BladesCount Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
• David DukesJo Bouillon
• Louis Gossett Jr.Sidney Williams
• Craig T. NelsonWalter Winchell
• Kene HollidaySidney Bechet
• Vivian BonnellJosephine's Mother
• Mayah McCoyJosephine - Age 8
• Ainslie CurrieJosephine - Age 13
• Pierre MagnyPaul Colin
• Franco BrittVictor
• George FaisonEmcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer