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 …

Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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 …

Jim Thorpe grew up in Oklahoma, and attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American for the school's football team.

Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) - * Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner: [in the locker room] All right boys, your attention. Boys, I've never made a speech to you before. I don't have to make speeches, and I don't …

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: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter. The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after …

The film depicts Jim Thorpe as being married once, and having had one child who died young. In fact, he was married a total of three times and had seven other surviving children.

Jim Thorpe -- All-American: 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.

It stars Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete who excelled in many sports in the first half of the Twentieth Century. He even won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, only to have …