Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

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  Josephine Baker

  Self (archive footage)
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  Léonie Simaga

  Narrator (voice)
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  Sara Martins

  Josephine Baker (voice)
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  Katja Amberger

  Self (voice)
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  Martin Luther King Jr.

  Self (archive footage)
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  Verena Rendtorff

  Self (voice)
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  Colette Sodoyez

  Speaker (voice)
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  Susanne von Medvey

  Self (voice)