The Josephine Baker Story
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| The Josephine Baker Story | |
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| Directed by | Brian Gibson |
| Written by | Ron Hutchinson Michael Zagor |
| Starring | Lynn Whitfield Rubén Blades David Dukes Craig T. Nelson Louis Gossett, Jr. |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | March 16, 1991 |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
The Josephine Baker Story is a 1991 television movie that debuted on the TV Broadcasting System, HBO. The movie told the life of that of Josephine Baker, an African-American, who rose to popularity in France, in the late-1920s, with her "banana dance"; meaning she wore only bananas on her bottom, and, went topless, during most performances. Unlike most biographical films, The Josephine Baker Story, deeply enters the personal life of Baker; rather than just her life in the public eye.
The film starred Lynn Whitfield (in the lead), Rubén Blades, and David Dukes; co-starring in the film were Louis Gossett, Jr., Craig T. Nelson, Kene Holliday, Vivan Bonnell, and Vivienne Eytle. The film was nominated several awards, and lives on in today's world.
[edit] 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
- Kene Holliday as Sidney Bechet
- Vivian Bonnell as Josephine's mother
- Vivienne Eytle as Josephine's sister
