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Jim Thorpe -- All-American

Directed by Michael Curtiz
1951    1h 47m    Approved
Drama, Biography, Family,
6.956%
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True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. His marriage to his college sweetheart ends, and he is a forgotten figure, except by Glenn 'Pop' Warner, his coach at Carlisle College.
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Cast of Jim Thorpe -- All-American
  • Burt LancasterJim Thorpe
  • Charles BickfordGlenn S. 'Pop' Warner
  • Steve CochranPeter Allendine
  • Phyllis ThaxterMargaret Miller
  • Dick WessonEd Guyac
  • Jack Big HeadLittle Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
  • Sonny ChorreWally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
  • Al MejiaLouis Tewanema
  • Hubie KernsTom Ashenbrunner
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