---
title: 'Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jim-thorpe-all-american-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043687/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)

1951 · 107 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

Jim Thorpe – All-American is a 1951 American biographical sports film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Burt Lancaster as Jim Thorpe, the great Sac and Fox Nation Indian athlete who won medals at the 1912 Olympics and distinguished himself in various sports, both in college and on professional teams.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Jim Thorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thorpe), [Douglas Morrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-morrow)
- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Haller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-haller)

## Cast

- [Steve Cochran](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-cochran)
- [Paul Picerni](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-picerni)
- [Max Terhune](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-terhune)
- [Charles Bickford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bickford)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Jim Thorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-thorpe)
- [Charles Wagenheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-wagenheim)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Charles Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-sullivan)
- [Dick Wesson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-wesson)
- [Phyllis Thaxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-thaxter)

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