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The Josephine Baker Story
Release Date: March 16, 1991
Year | : | 1991 |
Slogan | : | «Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.» |
Genres | : | Drama, History, Music, Romance, TV Movie |
Production Companies | : | HBO Films |
Director | : | Brian Gibson |
Producers | : | David Puttnam, John Kemeny, Reuben Cannon, Robert Halmi Sr., Robert Halmi Jr., Carol Dudley, Madeleine Henrié, Alisa Taylor, Kálmán Balogh |
Writers | : | Ron Hutchinson, Ron Hutchinson, Michael Zagor |
RunTime | : | 130 mins. |
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
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