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The Josephine Baker Story

Drama, History, Music | 1991-03-16 | United States of America

IMDB6.3 / 10

Budget$0

Budget$0

Runtime130 min.

Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.

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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HBO Films

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