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| The Josephine Baker Story | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama History Music Romance |
| Screenplay by | Ron Hutchinson |
| Story by | Ron Hutchinson Michael Zagor |
| Directed by | Brian Gibson |
| Starring | Lynn Whitfield Rubén Blades David Dukes Craig T. Nelson Kene Holliday Louis Gossett Jr. |
| Music by | Georges Delerue Carolyn Dennis (singing voice: Josephine Baker) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producers | Robert Halmi Jr. Robert Halmi Sr. David Puttnam |
| Producer | John Kemeny |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Production companies | Anglia Television HBO Pictures Sonar Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | March 16, 1991 |
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The Josephine Baker Story is an American television film that first aired on HBO on March 16, 1991. It stars Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker, who was an international African-American star, who was especially successful in Europe. The film was generally well received by critics and has become a success on home video and DVD. The original music score was composed by Georges Delerue.