Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
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
- 5.7
- 1991
- Released
- 2h 10m
Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13Franco Britt
VictorGeorge Faison
Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser
Copa City ManagerLuis Reyes
Josephine's FatherVivienne Eytle
Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson
Female Singer / DancerPaula Brown
Amateur Female Singer / DancerAnn Harrington
Cruel Woman
Zoltán Gera
Folies Bergeres ProducerGábor Csíkos
French Cab DriverNoel Weekes Jr.
Soldier from St. Louis
Péter Kertész
Casablanca DoctorGregory Orr
New York Hotel ManagerJános Gosztonyi
Bobino Theatre ManagerTibor Kenderesi
PriestRichard Rothenstein
American Reporter in Press ConferenceSherry Baumgart
American Reporter in Press Conference
Debbie Javor
American Woman at PartyAngelus Iván
Dance Teacher
András Márton
Pepito's DoctorRichard Battagna
White Racist
Gábor Ferenczi
Reporter at Stork Club
Jimmy Smith
Bell BoyLaszlo Dozsa Jr.
Stork Club WaiterFajer Khaled
Casablanca Nurse
Attila Lőte
Court OfficialReleased
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