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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.
Thorpe was a third-team All-American in 1908 and a first-team All-American in 1911 and 1912. Football was – and remained – Thorpe's favorite sport. [33] He did not compete in track and field in 1910 or 1911, [34] although this turned out to be the sport in which he gained his greatest fame.
The stirring life story of the American Indian who overcame personal and professional struggles to become one of the nation's greatest athletes.
The famous Native American athlete fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom. 610 IMDb 6.9 1 h 45 min 1951. X-Ray 7+. Drama · Sports. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99.
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...
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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 graduate...
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.
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.
Jim Thorpe – All-American. One of the great stories in American sports history - the real-life yarn of Jim Thorpe, the Indian athlete - is compellingly told in Jim Thorpe - All-American.
