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Jim Thorpe – All-American
“He wore America's heart over his!”
6.5 / 10• 1951• 1h 47m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Burt Lancaster
Jim Thorpe
Lead
Charles Bickford
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Steve Cochran
Peter Allendine
Phyllis Thaxter
Margaret Miller
Dick Wesson
Ed Guyac
Jack Big Head
Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
SC
Sonny Chorre
Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
AM
Al Mejia
Louis Tewanema
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Curtiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jim Thorpe – All-American is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
