The Josephine Baker Story
Brief Synopsis
A television movie on the life of the black American expatriate entertainer Josephine Baker, who lived primarily in Paris from the 1920s.
Cast & Crew
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Brian Gibson
Director
Ruben Blades
Ainslie Currie
Lasslo Dozsa Jr.
Janos Kaczor
Paula Brown
Film Details
Also Known As
Josephine Baker Story
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
1991
Location
Budapest, Hungary; Dordogne, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 14m
Synopsis
A television movie on the life of the black American expatriate entertainer Josephine Baker, who lived primarily in Paris from the 1920s.
Director
Brian Gibson
Director
Cast
Ruben Blades
Ainslie Currie
Lasslo Dozsa Jr.
Janos Kaczor
Paula Brown
Vivienne Eytle
Darrel Wright
Veronica Vamos
Monika Czar
Zoltan Gera
Attila Egervari
Ivan Angelus
David Dukes
Gail O'grady
Jozsef Bauer
Carolyn Campbell
Cedric Bradley
Vera Kun
Sandor Kiraly
Laszlo Novak
Marie Carter
Tibor Kendersey
Kiki Shepard
Sherry Baumgart
Adrian Bailey
Eva Molnar
Gabor Csikos
Andras Mesz
Dean Tschetter
Pierre Magny
Taj Foster
Craig T. Nelson
Ann Harrington
Helga Gyori
Eartha Robinson
Richard Battaglia
James Aubrey Smith
Louis Gossett
George Faison
Janos Gosztonyi
Eric James
Gabor Ferenczi
Gregory Orr
Kene Holliday
Andras Marton
Csilla Szoboszlai
Peter Kertsz
Fajer Khaled
Steven R. Mcglothen
Vivian Bonnell
Zsuzsa Tarianyi
Noel Weeks Jr.
Monika Zsiros
Attila Lote
Mayah Mccoy
Michael Kropf
Franco Iiriti
Imre Nemeth
Ferenc Molnar
Lynn Whitfield
Andrea Tallos
Richard Rothenstein
Laszlo Kriszt
Zoltan Bihari
Robert Lesser
Laszlo Olah
Deborah Javor
Helga Szabo
Janos Veszi
Crew
Andrea Albert
Other
Brian Bouillon Baker
Consultant
P Baker
Song
Peter Baldock
Assistant Editor
Zsuzsa Ballai
Wardrobe
Kalman Balogh
Location Casting
Ary Barroso
Song
B Bernie
Song
Gyula Bongor
Dresser
Jean Claude Bouillon
Consultant
Normand Bourgie
Assistant Director
Heidi Brennan
Liaison
Serge Bureau
Property Master
Ralph Burns
Music
Ralph Burns
Original Music
Ralph Burns
Song
Pamela Carlton
Script Supervisor
Marie Carter
Makeup
Jozsef Cirko
Unit Manager
Grant Clarke
Theme Lyrics
Bobbie Collazo
Song
Karen Cooper
Casting Associate
Sandor Csajbok
Dresser
Eva Csella
Dresser
Orlando De La Rosa
Song
Eva Deak
Other
Georges Delerue
Music
Andras Deli
Dresser
Judit Deli
Dresser
Mario Dellamaistra
Assistant Director
Carol Dennis
Song Performer
Attila Doczi
Electrician
Doc Dougherty
Song
Simon Dowling
Graphic Designer
Carol L Dudley
Casting
Bob Dylan
Song
Peter Elliott
Foley
Gina Renee Ellis
Choreographer
Egon Endrenyi
Photography
Jonathan Enraght-moony
Assistant Sound Editor
George Faison
Choreographer
Julia Fenyvessy
Makeup
Cynthia Fitzpatrick
Editor
Bela Frey
Production Assistant
Gabor Gajdos
Assistant Director
Pat Golden
Casting Consultant
Geza Gonda
Other
Rudolf Graczer
Assistant Camera Operator
Lenny Green
Assistant Sound Editor
Zsuzsa Gurban
Assistant Director
Miklos Hajdu
Gaffer
Robert Halmi
Executive Producer
Zoltan Hardy
Propman
Bob Hathaway
Music Editor
Laszlo Helle
Production Supervisor
Madeleine Henrie
Associate Producer
Richard Hiscott
Dialogue Editor
Peter Horrocks
Dialogue Editor
Jim Howe
Assistant Editor
Maria Hruby
Costume Designer
Jacques Hubert
Consultant
Ron Hutchinson
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Ron Hutchinson
Screenplay
Joanne Jackson
Auditor
Zsolt Jambor
Grip
Miklos Jancso
Camera
Lorand Javor
Assistant Art Director
Arthur Johnston
Music
Eddy Joseph
Sound Editor
Janosne Kajtar
Hair
Eszier Karkovany
Other
Alexandra Kemeniczky
Assistant Editor
John Kemeny
Producer
Judi Kemeny
Production Coordinator
Kati Kemeny
Assistant
Bobe Kiraly
Cashier
G Koger
Song
Janos Koporosy
Boom Operator
Peter Lancaster
Post-Production Supervisor
Andras Langmar
Assistant Art Director
Henri Lemarchand
Theme Lyrics
Francis Lopez
Music
Pierre Magny
Assistant Director
Gabi Marky
Other
David Martin
Editor
Greta Mate
Other
Laurie Mcdowell
Assistant Sound Editor
Carbo Menendez
Song
Agnes Menyhart
On-Set Dresser
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair
George W. Meyer
Music
Al J Neiburg
Song
Christine Newell
Assistant Sound Editor
Sandor Novak
Electrician
Victor Nunes
Assistant Sound Editor
Ivan Nyitrai
Electrician
Ferenc Ormos
Special Effects
Gabor Oroszian
Music
Folasade Oyeleye
Assistant Editor
Zsuzsa Partenyi
Wardrobe
Clive Pendry
Sound Dubbing
Cole Porter
Song
Randall J Pratt
Wardrobe
David Puttnam
Executive Producer
Elemer Ragalyi
Director Of Photography
Janos Reti
Sound
Andre Revel
Song
Ellis Reynolds
Song
Jozsef Romvari
Production Designer
Adrienne Rorarius
Transportation Coordinator
S K Russell
Song
Andrea Scharf
Film Research
Erwin Schwender
Caterer
Vincent Scotto
Song
Vincent Scotto
Music
Aldo Signoretti
Hair
S Silvers
Song
Gabor Simko
Dresser
Gyorgy Simon
Electrician
Iajos Simon
Grip
Laszlo Sipos
Assistant Director
Imre Sisa
Key Grip
James Aubrey Smith
Assistant
Csaba Stark
Assistant Art Director
Marta Stella
Assistant
Hugh Strain
Dubbing Mixer
Zoltan Szabo
Propman
Monika Takacs
Dresser
Rudolf Takacs
Electrician
Zsoka Takacs
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Alisa Taylor
Associate Producer
Gabor Tiszitarto
Unit Manager Assistant
Eric Tomlinson
Music
Istvan Toth
On-Set Dresser
Budge Tremlett
Sound Editor
Dean Tschetter
Art Director
Roy Turk
Theme Lyrics
Bela Unger
Stunt Coordinator
Andras Varady
Assistant Camera Operator
Peter Varga
Production Assistant
H Varna
Song
Jozsef Vass
Construction Coordinator
Gyorgyi Vidak
Costume Designer
Tamas Vitray Jr.
Assistant Camera Operator
Graham Walker
Editor
Richard Yarborough
Consultant
Michael S. Zagor
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Film Details
Also Known As
Josephine Baker Story
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
1991
Location
Budapest, Hungary; Dordogne, France
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 14m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 4, 1991
Aired in United States March 16, 1991
Estimated budget: $8,000,000 - $9,000,000
Completed shooting June 25, 1990.
Began shooting April 23, 1990.
