Knute Rockne All American (1940)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Robert Buckner (screenplay)
Mrs. Knute Rockne (private papers)

Release Date:

5 October 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Plot:

The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

Plot Keywords:

Coach | Chemistry | Norway | Forward Pass | Teacher

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Pat O'Brien	...	Knute Rockne
Gale Page	...	Bonnie Skiles Rockne
Ronald Reagan	...	George Gipp
Donald Crisp	...	Father John Callahan, C.S.C
Albert Bassermann	...	Father Julius Nieuwland (as Albert Basserman)
John Litel	...	Committee Chairman
Henry O'Neill	...	Doctor
Owen Davis Jr.	...	Gus Dorais
John Qualen	...	Lars Knutson Rockne
Dorothy Tree	...	Martha Rockne
Johnny Sheffield	...	Knute, Age 7 (as John Sheffield)
Moreau Choir of Notre Dame	...	Themselves
Nick Lukats	...	Four Horseman
Kane Richmond	...	Four Horseman
William Marshall	...	Four Horseman

Also Known As:

A Modern Hero (UK)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #6204)

Filming Locations:

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA

Company:

First National Pictures

Trivia:

Reagan once said of his role that though there were those who could've played it better, nobody wanted the role more than he did.

Quotes:

Father John Callahan: Who can say for certain what a man was really born to be? That's God's will. Someday Knute will find his right place in the world, and when he does, whether it be science or not, I have a feeling it will be the one he was meant to do.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)

Soundtrack:

America the Beautiful

A must see for any football fan.

This is the life story of probably the most famed football coach, Knute Rockne. 'Rock' gained fame with his pep talks that led to many memorable victories for his beloved Notre Dame football team.

Pat O'Brien probably turns in the best performance of his career as Coach Rockne. Ronald Reagan portrays the dying George Gipp of the "win one for the Gipper" fame. Also in the cast are Donald Crisp, Owen Davis Jr., Gale Page and John Litel. Johnny Sheffield, who played Boy in the Tarzan series, plays Rockne at age 7.

Father of the forward pass and backfield shift inspired even the non-football fans during his era in the limelight. This is a football classic you can enjoy watching again and again.