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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

19992.0 / 1043 min
Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Herself

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Narrator

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Herself

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Herself (archival footage)

Crew

Mark Israel

Mark Israel

Director

Leslie Greif

Leslie Greif

Executive Producer

Kenny Golde

Kenny Golde

Producer

Laura Anne Edwards

Laura Anne Edwards

Producer

Scott Gamzon

Scott Gamzon

Editor

Geoff Kingman

Geoff Kingman

Editor