The Josephine Baker Story

Director: Brian Gibson Brian Gibson

Overview

"Brian Gibson's biopic The Josephine Baker Story comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that produces an image with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and crew. This is a fine release from HBO/Rysher that boasts excellent sound and picture quality."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2001
UPC:	0026359057120
Original Release:	1990
Rating:	R
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[monaural, Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	2:11:00
Sales rank:	21,563

Special Features

Animated menus; Chapter selections; Cast and crew bios; Multiple language & subtitle selections

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lynn Whitfield	Josephine Baker
Ruben Blades	Pepito Abatino
David Dukes	Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.	Sidney Williams
Vivian Bonnel	Mother
Kene Holliday	Sidney Bechet
Craig T. Nelson	Walter Winchell
Vivian Bonnell	Josephine's Mother
Paula Brown	Amateur Female Singer
Marie Carter	Hotel Maid
Zoltán Gera	Folies Bergeres Producer
Deborah Javor	American Woman at Party
Peter Kertesz	Casablanca Doctor
Robert Lesser	Copa City Manager
Pierre Magny	Poul Colin
András Márton	Pepito's Doctor
Mayah McCoy	Josephine -Age 8
Eartha Robinson	Female Singer
Dean Tschetter	New York Critic
Ralph Burns	Composer
Georges Delerue	Composer

Technical Credits

Ron Hutchinson

Brian Gibson	Director
David Puttnam	Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Sr.	Executive Producer
John Kemeny	Producer
Ron Hutchinson	Screenwriter