Carlisle School

Director: John Schwartzman

Release date: 2005

Synopsis:

The film tells the true story of a rag-tag team of American Indian football players, led by future sports legend and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. The men attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a boarding school in Pennsylvania that from 1879-1918 housed American Indians from childhood through college. The men overcame long odds in the early part of the 20th century to defeat some of the best college football teams in the nation.

Schwartzman To Direct 'Carlisle School'
Oscar-nominated cinematographer John Schwartzman will make his directorial debut on the football movie Carlisle School , according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film tells the true story of a rag-tag team of American...
Olympic Athlete Jim Thorpe Joins 'Carlisle School'
Olympic gold medal winner Jim Thorpe is joining Walden Media's Carlisle School , says the Hollywood Reporter. The project, to be written by John Sayles, follows a ragtag group of young Native Americans who achieve...