The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

16/03/1991

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