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Encyclopedia > Knute Rockne, All American

Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of Knute Rockne, perhaps the most famous of all of the football coaches at Notre Dame, one of the most successful football programs in history. It stars Pat O'Brien, Gale Page, Ronald Reagan, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. The role of "George 'The Gipper' Gipp" by Ronald Reagan gave him the nickname of "The Gipper" for the rest of his life. See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... 1927 Time cover featuring Rockne Knute Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888–March 31, 1931) was an American football player and by many regarded as the most famous college football coach in history. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning. ... James Cagney (center) and OBrien (right) in Angels with Dirty Faces Pat OBrien (November 11, 1899 - October 15, 1983), born William Joseph Patrick OBrien in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a movie actor with over 100 screen credits. ... Gale Page (July 29, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American actress. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Donald Crisp (July 27, 1880 – May 25, 1974) was a film actor and director. ... Albert Basserman (September 7, 1867 – May 15, 1952) was an actor. ... William Horace Marshall(19 August 1924 - 11 June 2003) was an African American actor, director, opera singer, and Shakesperian. ... George The Gipper Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920) was a famous college football player who played for the University of Notre Dame. ...


The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Robert Buckner (May 28, 1906 - August, 1989) was a film screenwriter, producer and short story writer. ... Lloyd Bacon (1889-1955) was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and a film director. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...


Quotes

  • 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."

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Videodetective.com - KNUTE ROCKNE, ALL AMERICAN TRAILER PAGE (385 words)
As an adult, Rockne works his way through Indiana's Notre Dame university, under the watchful and benevolent eye of Father Callahan (Donald Crisp) A brilliant student, Rockne is urged by Father Nieuwland (Albert Basserman) to become a chemist, or at the very least remain a chemistry teacher.
Among the players nurtured by Rockne are the immortal Four Horsemen-Miller (William Marshall), Stuhlreder (Harry Lukats), Laydon (Kane Richmond) and Crowley (William Byrne), and of course the tragic George Gipp, superbly enacted by Ronald Reagan.
The screenplay of Knute Rockne-All American tends to be all highlights and little story, with several of the more dramatic passages telegraphed well in advance (just before her husband's death, Bonnie Rockne comments forebodingly It's gotten cold all of a sudden).
Knute Rockne at AllExperts (876 words)
Knute (pronounced "noot") Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888–March 31, 1931) was an American football player and is regarded by many as the most famous college football coach in history.
Rockne was buried in Highland Cemetery in South Bend, and a student gymnasium building on campus is named in his honor, as well as a street in South Bend, and a travel plaza on the Indiana Toll Road.
Rockne is one of a few coaches credited with utilizing the forward pass as a weapon, though certainly not the first to do so for that purpose.
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