Jim Thorpe – All-American poster

Jim Thorpe – All-American poster

Jim Thorpe – All-American

He wore America's heart over his!

1951 1h 47m 6.5Movie

Drama

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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Michael Curtiz

Director

Russell Birdwell

Novel

Jim Thorpe

Novel

Douglas Morrow

Screenplay, Story

Everett Freeman

Screenplay

Vincent X. Flaherty

Story

Top Cast

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

Eula Morgan

Jimmy Ogg

Bellboy (uncredited)