Drama · United States of America · 1951 · 1h 47m

Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe – All-American poster
Director
Michael Curtiz
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe Charles Bickford as Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner Steve Cochran as Peter Allendine Phyllis Thaxter as Margaret Miller Dick Wesson as Ed Guyac Jack Big Head as Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer Douglas Morrow — Screenplay Everett Freeman — Screenplay Jim Thorpe — Novel
Tagline

He wore America's heart over his!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Jim Thorpe – All-American — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sportsamerican footballindian tribeolympic athletecollege athleteathlete
Key Collaborators
Michael Curtiz Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Folmar Blangsted Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer Douglas Morrow Screenplay Everett Freeman Screenplay Jim Thorpe Novel Russell Birdwell Novel Vincent X. Flaherty Story Douglas Morrow Story Everett Freeman Producer
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