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Director:
Michael Curtiz
Writers:
Russell Birdwell (biography)
Frank Davis (additional dialogue)
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Release Date:
24 August 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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

Dick Wesson ... Ed Guyac
Jack Big Head ... Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
Sonny Chorre ... Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
Al Mejia ... Louis Tewanema
Hubie Kerns ... Tom Ashenbrunner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Man of Bronze (UK)
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At the Carlisle Indian School, when we first see Jim at the blackboard, he is erasing a formula: I = E/R. This is Ohm's law (1827), in which, in an electrical circuit, you can determine I (current, in amps), E (voltage, in volts), or R (resistance, in ohms) by knowing two of the three values. more
Quotes:
Jim Thorpe: Which one of you is Lacey?
Ed Lacey, Sportswriter Punched by Thorpe: I'm Lacey.
Jim Thorpe: Well I'm Thorpe!
[punches Lacey]
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Soundtrack:
Let the Rest of the World Go By more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
High-Class Cinema., 2 May 2003
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Emotional and heartfelt story of athlete Jim Thorpe (superbly portrayed by Burt Lancaster), a multi-faceted individual who dominated several sports of the early-20th Century. The film follows the title character from his youth at his reservation (Thorpe was a Native American) and proceeds through his college, professional and Olympic careers. Tragedy strikes on more than one occasion though as the super-star goes into a tail-spin, feeling that his nation and even God have turned their backs on him (due to his Olympic medals being stripped and the death of his young son). Through it all the film is told in wonderful flashbacks by Coach "Pop" Warner (the always outstanding Charles Bickford). Definitely worth a look. An under-rated and somewhat ignored gem from the director of "Casablanca" (Michael Curtiz). 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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