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:	Hbo Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital, monaural]
Time:	2:11:00
Sales rank:	12,283

Special Features

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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lynn Whitfield	Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades	Count Guiseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes	Jo Boullion
Craig T. Nelson	Walter Winchell
Louis Gossett	Sidney Williams
Vivian Bonnell	Josephine's Mother
Paula Jean Brown	Amateur Female Singer
Marie Carter	Hotel Maid
Zoltan Gera	Folies Bergeres Producer
Deborah Javor	American Woman at Party
Peter Kertesz	Casablanca Doctor
Robert Lesser	Copa City Manager
Pierre Magny	Poul Colin
Andras Marton	Pepito's Doctor
Mayah McCoy	Josephine -Age 8
Eartha Robinson	Female Singer
Dean Tschetter	New York Critic
Kene Holliday	Sidney Bechet

Technical Credits

Ron Hutchinson

Brian Gibson	Director
Ralph Burns	Score Composer
Georges Delerue	Score Composer
Maria Hruby	Costumes/Costume Designer
Ron Hutchinson	Screenwriter
John Kemeny	Producer
Elemer Ragalyi	Cinematographer
Jozsef Romvari	Production Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Chapters
1. Main title/A Letter to the Children [3:40]
2. Little Josephine [3:41]
3. "Free in France" [5:09]
4. Talk of the Town [6:46]
5. His Muse [11:59]
6. "Josephine Baker Invades Europe" [6:45]
7. Home Sweet Home [13:08]
8. The Resistance [10:06]
9. And Justice For All [7:01]
10. Taking America by Storm [8:48]
11. Hitting the Press [13:14]
12. Elimination of Admission [3:47]
13. "Making this House Into a Home" [10:40]
14. A Difficult Decision [8:13]
15. Destitution [3:08]
16. A Life in Revue [13:08]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Cast/Crew
      Josephine Baker-Lynn Whitfield
      Count Abatino-Rubén Blades
      Jo Boullion-David Dukes
      Sidney Williams-Louis Gossett Jr
      Walter Winchell-Craig T Nelson
      Directed by Brian Gibson
      Written by Ron Hutchinson
   Languages
   Subtitles