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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
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  2. Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999
43m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

43m

Storyline

From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
43m
Jul 20, 1999
Languages
English
French
Director
Mark Israel
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Herself

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Narrator

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Herself

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Herself (archival footage)

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