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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.
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 winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
Thorpe was a third-team All-American in 1908 [30] and a first-team All-American in 1911 and 1912. [10] Football was – and remained – Thorpe's favorite sport. [ 31 ] He did not compete in track and field in 1910 or 1911, [ 32 ] although this turned out to be the sport in which he gained his greatest fame.
Apr 2, 2014 · An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian School, Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics before his gold medals were revoked on a technicality.
Jim Thorpe, All American. NEW. In this stirring biographical drama, young Native American Jim Thorpe (Burt Lancaster) pursues his dreams of athletic stardom. Mentored by a devoted coach...
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. Starring Burt ...
The famous Native American athlete (Burt Lancaster) fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom in. , 1951, from the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall Of Fame with inductee and actor Ed Marinaro and TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz. TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces.
