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Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe – All-American

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Jim Thorpe – All-American

"He wore America's heart over his!"

1951

1h 47m

6.5(19 votes)

Drama

Overview

The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Jim Thorpe

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Peter Allendine

Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter

Margaret Miller

Dick Wesson

Dick Wesson

Ed Guyac

Jack Big Head

Jack Big Head

Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)

Sonny Chorre

Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)

Al Mejia

Louis Tewanema

Hubie Kerns

Tom Ashenbrunner

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Written by: Everett Freeman
Vincent X. Flaherty
Produced by: Everett Freeman

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