Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)

Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)

He wore America's heart over his! 1951-08-24 United States of America 107 Min. PG-13
6.156 16 votes

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.

Cast

Burt Lancaster is Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Charles Bickford is Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Steve Cochran is Peter Allendine
Peter Allendine
Phyllis Thaxter is Margaret Miller
Margaret Miller
Dick Wesson is Ed Guyac
Ed Guyac
Jack Big Head is Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
Sonny Chorre is Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
Al Mejia is Louis Tewanema
Louis Tewanema
Hubie Kerns is Tom Ashenbrunner
Tom Ashenbrunner