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Jim Thorpe -- All-American

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.

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Burt Lancaster
Jim Thorpe
Charles Bickford
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Steve Cochran
Peter Allendine

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Awards

  • 1951 - Photoplay Award - Best Pictures of the Month (August) - winner
  • 1951 - Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (August) - winner

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