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The Josephine Baker story

Title
The Josephine Baker story [videorecording] / presented by HBO Pictures in association with RHI Entertainment, Inc. and Anglia Television Ltd. ; directed by Brian Gibson ; produced by John Kemeny.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : HBO Home Video, c1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Whitfield, Lynn
  • Blades, Rubén
  • Dukes, David, 1945-2000
  • Nelson, Craig T.
  • Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024
  • Gibson, Brian, 1944-2004.
  • Kemeny, John.
  • Burns, Ralph.
  • Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992.
  • Faison, George, 1945-
  • Hruby, Mária.
  • Vidák, Györgyi.
  • Romvári, József.
  • Hutchinson, Ron.
  • Zagor, Michael.
  • HBO Pictures.
  • RHI Entertainment, Inc.
  • Anglia Television.
  • HBO Video (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (129 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Dramatized biography of the African-American entertainer Josephine Baker, including numerous re-creations of her dancing and singing performances.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Biographies.
  • Feature films.
  • Video.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, George Faison ; songs orchestrated and arranged by Ralph Burns ; original score, Georges Delerue ; teleplay, Ron Hutchinson ; story, Ron Hutchinson and Michael Zagor ; production design, József Romvári ; costumes, Mária Hruby, Györgyi Vidák ; director of photography, Elémer Ragályi ; executive in charge of production, Endre Sik ; executive producer, Robert Halmi ; executive producer for Anglia Television Ltd., David Puttnam.
Performer (note)
  • Lynn Whitfield (Josephine Baker) ; Rubén Blades (Count Giuseppe "Pepito" Abatino) ; David Dukes (Jo Bouillon) ; Kene Holliday (Sidney Beuchat) ; Vivian Bonnell (Josephine's mother) ; Craig T. Nelson (Walter Winchell) ; Lou Gossett, Jr. (Sidney Williams) ; and others, including Paula Brown (dance double for Lynn Whitfield) ; Carol Dennis (Josephine Baker's singing voice).
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4893
ISBN
1559836369
OCLC
  • 46711132
  • NYPY01-F185
Title
The Josephine Baker story [videorecording] / presented by HBO Pictures in association with RHI Entertainment, Inc. and Anglia Television Ltd. ; directed by Brian Gibson ; produced by John Kemeny.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : HBO Home Video, c1991.
Credits
Choreography, George Faison ; songs orchestrated and arranged by Ralph Burns ; original score, Georges Delerue ; teleplay, Ron Hutchinson ; story, Ron Hutchinson and Michael Zagor ; production design, József Romvári ; costumes, Mária Hruby, Györgyi Vidák ; director of photography, Elémer Ragályi ; executive in charge of production, Endre Sik ; executive producer, Robert Halmi ; executive producer for Anglia Television Ltd., David Puttnam.
Cast
Lynn Whitfield (Josephine Baker) ; Rubén Blades (Count Giuseppe "Pepito" Abatino) ; David Dukes (Jo Bouillon) ; Kene Holliday (Sidney Beuchat) ; Vivian Bonnell (Josephine's mother) ; Craig T. Nelson (Walter Winchell) ; Lou Gossett, Jr. (Sidney Williams) ; and others, including Paula Brown (dance double for Lynn Whitfield) ; Carol Dennis (Josephine Baker's singing voice).
Added Author
Whitfield, Lynn, actor.
Blades, Rubén, actor.
Dukes, David, 1945-2000, actor.
Nelson, Craig T., actor.
Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936-2024 actor.
Gibson, Brian, 1944-2004. Director
Kemeny, John. Producer
Burns, Ralph. Arranger
Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992. Composer
Faison, George, 1945- choreographer.
Hruby, Mária. Costume designer
Vidák, Györgyi. Costume designer
Romvári, József. Designer
Hutchinson, Ron. Author
Zagor, Michael. Author
HBO Pictures.
RHI Entertainment, Inc.
Anglia Television.
HBO Video (Firm)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-4893
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