Jim Thorpe: All American. Mentored by a devoted coach (Charles Bickford), Thorpe succeeds at track before becoming a renowned football hero and an Olympic athlete. He proves to be an excellent student, eventually attending the all-Indian college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Thorpe, Jim (James Francis Thorpe), 1888–1953, American athlete, b. near Prague, Okla. Thorpe was probably the greatest all-round male athlete the United States has ever produced. Synopsis He wore America's heart over his! Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Jim Thorpe - All American near you. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jim-Thorpe-American-athlete After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. Jim Thorpe, All American Burt Lancaster Charles Bickford Steve Cochran (1951) Coach Pop Warner (Charles Bickford) recalls the Oklahoma Indian (Burt Lancaster) forced to … Jim Thorpe – All-American. About Jim Thorpe, Original All-American. Editorial Reviews. DRAMA; Screen legend Burt Lancaster ("Local Hero," "Field of Dreams") stars in this action-packed adventure about Jim Thorpe, famously deemed "the greatest athlete in the world" by Sweden's King Gustav V after the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. Yet it's unusually sensitive to Indian issues at a time when the Civil Rights movement was just getting started. In this stirring biographical drama, young Native American Jim Thorpe (Burt Lancaster) pursues his dreams of athletic stardom. His mother, a Sac, named him Bright Path. Jim Thorpe, a young boy born on the Sac and Fox Indian reservation in Oklahoma, rejects his father's repeated attempts to place him in school because he is unaccustomed to the confines of a classroom. After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. Where to Watch. Jim Thorpe – All-American ; Where to watch. now playing Jim Thorpe--All-American - (Original Trailer) The famous Native American athlete (Burt Lancaster) fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom in Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951).. View the TCMDb entry for Jim Thorpe--All-American (1951) Jim Thorpe---All American Cast & Crew. Movie Info In this stirring biographical drama, young Native American Jim Thorpe (Burt Lancaster) pursues his dreams of athletic stardom. Jim Thorpe, All American was directed by Michael Curtiz, who previously had secured small acting roles for the real Thorpe in such films as Knute Rockne: All American (1940).~Hal Erickson. ‎Watch trailers, read customer and critic reviews, and buy Jim Thorpe - All American directed by Michael Curtiz for $4.99. No sooner does his father drop him off at a new school than Jim rushes home, running the entire twelve-mile distance and arriving before his father. He’ll forever be remembered by the sports community and by his Native American community, who consider him a hero on par with Crazy Horse. See more ideas about jim thorpe, american athletes, american. Thorpe earned All-American honors in 1911 and 1912. Jim Thorpe – All-American (UK title: Man of Bronze) is a 1951 American biographical film produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz, honoring 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.. 1. Native American off the res in Oklahoma, Fox Sac tribe. We first see Thorpe as a child on the reservation, highly resistant to the notion of going to school. In Jim Thorpe …biography of his life, titled Jim Thorpe—All American and starring Burt Lancaster, transformed his story into uplifting melodrama, with the fallen hero rescued by his old coach Pop Warner.. Read More; Warner. Features. The result makes Thorpe look larger than life, which he truly was. For, facts notwithstanding, "Jim Thorpe—All American" follows the pattern set by previous sports sagas. Rent $2.99. Overview System Requirements Related. He also played professional basketball briefly before focusing solely on football. Available on. Director 1 Credit. Screenwriter 3 Credits. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. HoloLens PC Mobile device Xbox 360 Trailer. Nov 24, 2020 - Explore Vissy's board "Jim Thorpe All American" on Pinterest. 1951 Directed by Michael Curtiz. The color, full-length image in the foreground is set against a black and white arial stadium photo. A classic card from a classic set. Burt Lancaster stars as Jim Thorpe, the Native American sports whiz whom many consider the greatest athlete of the 20th century. Trailer JustWatch. Michael Curtiz. Jim Thorpe - All American calls an Indian an Indian and isn't afraid of a cliché or two -- Jim's granma has a teepee pitched in the yard of his parents' place. 1955 Topps All-American Football Jim Thorpe #37. He played professional football, Major League b aseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. Everett Freeman. Vintage Joe McDoakes comedy short So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger. The short life and fast times of the fiery Oregon distance runner form a movie that "belongs in the company of Jim Thorpe - All American and Chariots of Fire" (Jack Mathews, Newsday). ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. Jim Thorpe: All American (DVD) Academy Award winner Burt Lancaster stars as the legendary athlete who rises from poverty on a Native American reservation to graduate from college and win more gold medals than any other athlete in the 1912 Olympics--the story of a hero, Jim Thorpe - All American. The triumph and tragedy of Native Anerican Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality. Jim competed for the United States in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games capturing the gold medals in both the decathlon (winning eight of the 15 events) and pentathlon (winning four of the five events). True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888, in United States Indian Territory, later the state of Oklahoma. Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. Sports biopics tend to follow a fairly predictable route, and that's essentially the case with Jim Thorpe -- All American.In such cases, it's usually not the outline of the plot that engages; it's the manner in which the story is told, and it is here that Thorpe goes for its gold. Jim Thorpe - All American. Everyone knew about Jim Thorpe, I read every bio there was about him. Classic cartoon Hare We Go. Just the best natural athlete ever, easily. Jim Thorpe - All-American Synopsis: True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. 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. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® to find out when tickets are available in your area. Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Went to Carlisle College (tho he hated school) and put them on the map in sports, beating Harvard and everyone else. 1933 Original Sports King Jim Thorpe #6 title details and video sharing options. 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