The Josephine Baker Story
- Movies
- 1991-03-16
- EN
- Released
- 2h 10m
- US
- Drama - History - Music - TV Movie
Production
HBO Films
Tagline
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
Storyline
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
