Released:
1991-03-16

Overview:
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

Director:
Brian Gibson

Runtime:
2h 10min

Genre:
Drama, History, Music, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Lynn Whitfield
  as
  Josephine Baker
• 
  Rubén Blades
  as
  Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
• 
  David Dukes
  as
  Jo Bouillon
• 
  Louis Gossett Jr.
  as
  Sidney Williams
• 
  Craig T. Nelson
  as
  Walter Winchell