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Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
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Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning
Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning (2025) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.2/10 on IMDb from 321 votes. Updated
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★ 7.2IMDb · 321
Jim Thorpe was a Native American icon whose athletic prowess reshaped the landscape of 20th-century sports, defying the brutal challenges of racial prejudice along the way. Based on extensive interviews and utilizing Jim’s own writing this documentary brings together a diverse array of Native American scholars, historians, athletes, and influential sports commentators.
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9Kyle Creek
Self - Author, F*cking History
Kaelen Jones
Self - Host, Sports History This Week
Kate Buford
Self - Author, Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe
David Maraniss
Self - Author, Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
Joely Proudfit
Self - Professor of Native American Studies
Shane Doyle
Self - Scholar of Native American Studies
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Self - American Historian
Jules Boykoff
Self - Author, Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics
Yohuru Williams
Self - Author, Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook
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