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Knute Rockne All American

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Pat O'Brien in Knute Rockne All American (1940)
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The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
IMDb RATING
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1.9K
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  • Directors
    • Lloyd Bacon
    • William K. Howard(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(original screen play)
    • Mrs. Knute Rockne(based upon: private papers of, and the reports of Rockne's intimate associates and friends)
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Gale Page
    • Ronald Reagan
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  • Directors
    • Lloyd Bacon
    • William K. Howard(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(original screen play)
    • Mrs. Knute Rockne(based upon: private papers of, and the reports of Rockne's intimate associates and friends)
  • Stars
    • Pat O'Brien
    • Gale Page
    • Ronald Reagan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Knute Rockne All American
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    Ronald Reagan and Pat O'Brien in Knute Rockne All American (1940)
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    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • Knute Rockneas Knute Rockne
    Gale Page
    Gale Page
    • Bonnie Skiles Rockneas Bonnie Skiles Rockne
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • George Gippas George Gipp
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Father John Callahan C.S.C.as Father John Callahan C.S.C.
    Albert Bassermann
    Albert Bassermann
    • Father Julius Nieuwlandas Father Julius Nieuwland
    • (as Albert Basserman)
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Committee Chairmanas Committee Chairman
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Doctor Treating Knuteas Doctor Treating Knute
    Owen Davis Jr.
    Owen Davis Jr.
    • Charles 'Gus' Doraisas Charles 'Gus' Dorais
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Lars Knutson Rockneas Lars Knutson Rockne
    Dorothy Tree
    Dorothy Tree
    • Martha Rockneas Martha Rockne
    Johnny Sheffield
    Johnny Sheffield
    • Knute Rockne - Age 7as Knute Rockne - Age 7
    • (as John Sheffield)
    Moreau Choir of Notre Dame
    • Moreau Choiras Moreau Choir
    • (as The Moreau Choir of Notre Dame)
    Nick Lukats
    • Harry Stuhldreher - The Four Horsemenas Harry Stuhldreher - The Four Horsemen
    Kane Richmond
    Kane Richmond
    • Elmer Layden - The Four Horsemenas Elmer Layden - The Four Horsemen
    William Marshall
    William Marshall
    • Don Miller - The Four Horsemenas Don Miller - The Four Horsemen
    William Byrne
    • Jim Crowley - The Four Horsemenas Jim Crowley - The Four Horsemen
    Howard Jones
    • Howard Jones - USC Coachas Howard Jones - USC Coach
    Glenn 'Pop' Warner
    • Glenn 'Pop' Warner - Stanford Coachas Glenn 'Pop' Warner - Stanford Coach
    • Directors
      • Lloyd Bacon
      • William K. Howard(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Robert Buckner(original screen play)
      • Mrs. Knute Rockne(based upon: private papers of, and the reports of Rockne's intimate associates and friends)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The unnamed "disease" that killed George Gipp wasn't a disease, it was actually complications from strep throat.
    • Goofs
      The movie shows the score of the famous "win one for the Gipper" game as a 7-6 Notre Dame victory over Army. It also showed the score 6-0 in favor of Army at halftime. In fact, the halftime score was 0-0 and the final was a 13-6 Notre Dame victory.
    • Quotes

      Knute Rockne: Now I'm going to tell you something I've kept to myself for years. None of you ever knew George Gipp. He was long before your time, but you all know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame. And the last thing he said to me, "Rock," he said, "sometime when the team is up against it and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock," he said, "but I'll know about it and I'll be happy."

    • Alternate versions
      For years TV prints of "Knute Rockne All-Amercian" deleted about 13 minutes of footage, including the famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech, for legal reasons concerning the George Gipp family. When the US video version was released in 1998, all the deleted scenes were restored, and seen for the first time since the original theatrical showings. The restored, complete print has since been released on DVD (as of 2006) and is now available for television viewings.
    • Connections
      Featured in Family Classics: Family Classics: Knute Rockne: All American (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      The Notre Dame Victory March
      (1908) (uncredited)

      Music by Michael J. Shea

      Lyrics by John F. Shea

      Played during the opening and end credits

      Played and sung by the crowd at the railroad station twice

      Played as background music often

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    10/10
    An Emotional, Really Nice Sports Film
    You don't have to be a Notre Dame football fan to enjoy this, because I am not....but, as a football fan in general, this was fun to watch. It almost makes me a Fighting Irish devotee. If you can't get caught up in the emotion in this film, gridiron fan or not, you better check your pulse because this is an emotional film with some very touching scenes.

    As a sports fan, I loved watching the classic footage of early college games. They had some pretty wild plays back then with a lot of laterals. They interspersed that footage with Pat O'Brien shown as head coach Knute Rockne on the sidelines and some of the players, such as George Gipp (Ronald Reagan).

    Reagan gets pretty good billing in this film but his part really isn't that large. O'Brien is the only actor with a large role in here. The rest - all playing nice characters - include Gale Page as Rockne's wife "Bonnie;" Donald Crisp, as the Notre Dame's "Father John Callahan;" Albert Bassermann as chemistry professor "Father Nieuwland" and Reagan, as Gipp, perhaps Notre Dame's most talented and famous player ever.

    What this film does nicely is balance the personal story with the football. Neither angle is overdone. The characters in here all people you can root for, as there are no villains. On my last look, it was interesting to discover Johnny Sheffield - Tarzan's son - playing Rockne at the age of seven and to see George Reeves, TV's Superman, as one of the players.

    There have been very few football movies made in Hollywood, for some reason, and precious few good ones. This is one of them.
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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Spirit of Knute Rockne
    • Filming locations
      • University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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