Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael CurtizDirector
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Douglas MorrowScreenplay
- Everett FreemanScreenplay
Cast
- Burt LancasterJim Thorpe
- Charles BickfordGlenn S. 'Pop' Warner
- Steve CochranPeter Allendine
- Phyllis ThaxterMargaret Miller
- Dick WessonEd Guyac
- Jack Big HeadLittle Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)
- Sonny ChorreWally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
- Al MejiaLouis Tewanema
- Hubie KernsTom Ashenbrunner
- Nestor PaivaCast
- Eula MorganCast
- Jimmy OggBellboy (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
sportsamerican footballindian tribeolympic athletecollege athleteathlete