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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

MOVIE • 2018

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

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How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

TMDB ★ 4.0/5Votes: 9
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Top Cast

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga

Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins

Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

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Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Self

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Simon Njami

Self

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Margo Jefferson

Self

Katja Amberger

Katja Amberger

Self (voice)

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Monia Douieb

Speaker (voice)

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Anke Solveig Jeschke

Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Verena Rendtorff

Verena Rendtorff

Self (voice)

Colette Sodoyez

Colette Sodoyez

Speaker (voice)

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Johannes Steck

Self (voice)

Susanne von Medvey

Susanne von Medvey

Self (voice)

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Theatrical release date: November 22, 2018

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

November 22, 2018

Runtime

52 min

Language

French

Origin

Belgium

Budget

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Revenue

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