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Jim Thorpe -- All-American

“He wore America's heart over his!”

1951 · 1 h 47 min
Directed by Michael Curtiz
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Cast

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Plot

The triumph and tragedy of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, from the Carlisle school to Olympic gold and a stripped title.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michael Curtiz's biopic, with Burt Lancaster, is earnest and sentimental, and glosses over some of the history.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,571 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.