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 olympicsthe story of a hero, jim thorpe. Mentored by a devoted coach charles bickford, thorpe succeeds at track before becoming a renowned football hero and an olympic athlete. With burt lancaster, charles bickford, steve cochran, phyllis thaxter. While remarkably accomplished on the field, thorpe faces obstacles in his pursuit of becoming a professional coach, and also finds. Thorpe grew up in the sac and fox nation in oklahoma, and attended carlisle indian industrial school in carlisle, pennsylvania, where he was a twotime allamerican for the schools football team. Play full jim thorpe allamerican in top quality with movie 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. Thorpe was awarded thirdteam all american honors in 1908, and named a firstteam all american in 1911 and 1912. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Aug 26, 2011 the stirring life story of the american indian who overcame personal and professional struggles to become one of the nations greatest athletes. All american is a biopic of the legendary athlete jim thorpe that was released in 1951 and directed by michael curtiz. Burt lancaster stars as jim thorpe, the native american sports whiz whom many consider the greatest athlete of the 20th century. Although this movie is based upon the life of a real person jim thorpe the movie contains the standard disclaimer at the beginning of the movie that the movie is fictitious and is not based on real persons, events, etc.
Jim thorpe, all american 1995 stream and watch online. Burt lancaster played the part very well i thought. True story of native american jim thorpe, who rose from an oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate. Although the actual jim thorpe was stripped of his olympic medals, as depicted in the movie, these.
Carlisle vs army jim thorpe dwight eisenhower pop warner and the forgotten story of. Watch jim thorpe allamerican online free putlocker. Jim thorpe all american dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay. Charles bickford as coach pop warner continues narration from a testimonial dinner flashback, first appearance of burt lancaster as the grownup title character, meeting his predecessor as bmoc steve cochran, in jim thorpe allamerican, 1951. 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 olympicsthe story of a hero, jim thorpe all american. In jim thorpe allamerican 1951 putlocker full movie, the triumph and tragedy of native american jim thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality. Jim thorpe all american 1951 movie clip thorpe of carlisle airing. In this stirring biographical drama, young native american jim thorpe burt lancaster pursues his dreams of athletic stardom.
Jim thorpe allamerican 1951 movie clip thorpe of carlisle airing. Jim thorpe allamerican 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Free jim thorpe allamerican in high definition format. Coach pop warner charles bickford continuing his narration, about the time his restless track star burt lancaster title character hustled his way into. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. See the full list of jim thorpe, all american cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. May 22, 1887 march 28, 1953 was a sac and fox athlete of native american and european ancestry. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jim thorpe all american near you. Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed. After his olympic success in 1912, which included a record score in the decathlon, he added a victory in the allaround championship of the amateur athletic union. Screen legend burt lancaster stars in this actionpacked adventure about jim thorpe, famously deemed the greatest athlete in the world. Thorpe was probably the greatest allround male athlete the united states has ever produced. The riverdale cast talks going full hedwig and barchie being a little.
Mar 24, 2020 jim thorpe, byname of james francis thorpe, born may 28, 1888, near prague, indian territory now in oklahoma, u. Watch jim thorpeall american movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the. But thorpes life is a constant struggle against racial prejudice. Jim thorpe allamerican is a 1951 american biographical film produced by warner bros. Jim thorpeall american movie trailer and videos tv guide. Jim thorpe, all american 1995 cast and crew moviefone. Released august 6th, 1995, jim thorpe, all american stars burt lancaster, charles bickford, steve cochran, phyllis thaxter the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of. I saw this movie as a young child and it never left me. Its a biography and drama movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 6. Watch jim thorpe, all american online stream full movie. Jim thorpe, all american burt lancaster charles bickford steve cochran 1951 coach pop warner charles bickford recalls the oklahoma indian burt lancaster forced to.
Story leaps forward, as burt lancaster title character sweeps his first track meet, then meets margaret phyllis thaxter, confirming his status as a letterman, in jim thorpe allamerican, 1951. This movie about jim thorpe, the famous native american sports hero who rose to the top against many odds only to have all the glory taken away on a technicality, is very inspirational and wonderful. He proves to be an excellent student, eventually attending the all indian college in carlisle, pennsylvania. This is a wonderful movie based upon the true story of an american red indian who won an olympic gold medal and then had it taken away from him by the establishment. Jim thorpe, byname of james francis thorpe, born may 28, 1888, near prague, indian territory now in oklahoma, u. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player i ever saw. We first see thorpe as a child on the reservation, highly resistant to the notion of going to school. He proves to be an excellent student, eventually attending the allindian college in carlisle, pennsylvania. Representing the twentieth century american indian, the international journal of the history of sport 23. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it.
While remarkably accomplished on the field, thorpe faces obstacles in his pursuit of becoming a professional coach. Dec, 2015 james francis jim thorpe sac and fox sauk. All american tells the story of a native son rising from the indian reservations of oklahoma territory to an olympic champion. This story follows thorpe s life filled with controversy and tragedy, but marked by personal triumphs and hope. Burt lancasters portrayal of jim thorpe was memorable for me, i will be age 69 next month. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The triumph and tragedy of native american jim thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality. Jim thorpe, all american burt lancaster charles bickford steve cochran 1951 coach pop warner charles bickford recalls the oklahoma indian burt lancaster forced to return his medals from the 1912 olympics. The stirring life story of the american indian who overcame personal and professional struggles to become one of the nations greatest athletes. Jim thorpe was a child of sac and fox and he was given the name wathohuk which means bright path. Thorpe, a native american, captured two gold medals for the decathlon and the pentathlon, only to have them taken away. We first see thorpe as a child on the reservation, highly resistant.
Free jim thorpe all american in high definition format. Story leaps forward, as burt lancaster title character sweeps his first track meet, then meets margaret phyllis thaxter, confirming his status as a letterman, in jim thorpe all american, 1951. Play full jim thorpe all american in top quality with movie 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. Find video, photos, forums, and much more for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. This is well worth watching by all sports and nonsports enthusiasts. Jim thorpe dwight eisenhower pop warner and the forgotten.
Watch jim thorpe allamerican 1951 full movie free online on. Read the full synopsis of jim thorpe allamerican, 1951, directed by michael curtiz, with burt lancaster, charles bickford, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. This reverential, wellcrafted 1951 biopic starring the hulky burt lancaster as native american olympian thorpe is hardly the definitive word on one of our greatest track stars, but it does remind us how unfair and demeaning it once was for athletes of color. Man of bronze is a 1951 american biographical film produced by warner bros. If you want to cheer and feel all warm and fuzzy take a chance. Mentored by a devoted coach charles bickford, thorpe succeeds at. Jim thorpe burt lancaster was a native american who never. Jim thorpe allamerican article about jim thorpe all. Jim thorpe was a child of sac and fox and he was given the name wathohuk which means. Jim thorpe allamerican 1951 where to watch it streaming. Academy award winner burt lancaster stars as the legendary athlete who rises from poverty on a native american reservation to graduate from. Jim thorpe all american 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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