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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1951-08-24
Languageen
Runtime1h 47m
Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

6.5(19)
•1951•1h 47m

Jim Thorpe – All-American

"He wore America's heart over his!"

Drama

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Douglas MorrowEverett Freeman
Cinematography
Ernest Haller

Principal Cast

12 credited
Burt Lancaster
Burt LancasterJim Thorpe
Charles Bickford
Charles BickfordGlenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Steve Cochran
Steve CochranPeter Allendine
Phyllis Thaxter
Phyllis ThaxterMargaret Miller
Dick Wesson
Dick WessonEd Guyac
Jack Big Head
Jack Big HeadLittle Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
SC
Sonny ChorreWally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
AM
Al MejiaLouis Tewanema
HK
Hubie KernsTom Ashenbrunner
Nestor Paiva
Nestor Paiva

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