Jim Thorpe, All American (1951)

Jim Thorpe, All American (1951)

  • 7.0
  • 107 mins
  • Biography

Storyline

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. His marriage to his college sweetheart ends, and he is a forgotten figure, except by Glenn 'Pop' Warner, his coach at Carlisle College.—



Short Review

Burt Lancaster in a rather slow but interesting bio... physically at least, [he] re-creates the mighty Thorpe with considerable vividness...


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