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Jim Thorpe – All-American (UK title: Man of Bronze) is a 1951 American biographical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe, the great Native American athlete who won medals at the 1912 Olympics and distinguished himself in various sports, both in college and on professional teams.
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.
- (2.3K)
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Michael Curtiz
- 1951-08-24
Thorpe portrayed an umpire in the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American. He played a member of the Navajo Nation in the 1950 film Wagon Master. Thorpe was memorialized in the Warner Bros. film Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951), starring Burt Lancaster. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz.
The stirring life story of the American Indian who overcame personal and professional struggles to become one of the nation's greatest athletes.
In this stirring biographical drama, young Native American Jim Thorpe (Burt Lancaster) pursues his dreams of athletic stardom. Mentored by a devoted coach (Charles Bickford), Thorpe succeeds at...
- (23)
- Michael Curtiz
- Biography
- Burt Lancaster
Jul 30, 2014 · Based on the biography by James Thorpe and Russell Birdwell. Academy Award winner Burt Lancaster stars as the legendary athlete who rises from poverty on a Native American reservation to...
- 2 min
- 39.2K
- Warner Bros.
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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.
