Jim Thorpe – All-American

Aug 24, 1951

1h 47m

★ 6.3

He wore America's heart over his!

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Jim Thorpe

Burt Lancaster

Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner

Charles Bickford

Peter Allendine

Steve Cochran

Margaret Miller

Phyllis Thaxter

Ed Guyac

Dick Wesson

Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)

Jack Big Head

Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)

Sonny Chorre

Louis Tewanema

Al Mejia

Tom Ashenbrunner

Hubie Kerns

Nestor Paiva

Eula Morgan

Bellboy (uncredited)

Jimmy Ogg

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