Knute Rockne, All American
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| Directed by |
Lloyd Bacon William K. Howard (uncredited) |
| Written by | Robert Buckner |
| Starring |
Pat O'Brien Gale Page Ronald Reagan |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Ralph Dawson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $645,618 |
Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien portraying the role of Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, a.k.a. "The Gipper," as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis, Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. It also includes cameos by legendary football coaches "Pop" Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg, William H. Spaulding, and Howard Jones, playing themselves.
Reagan's presidential campaign revived interest in the film, resulting in reporters calling him "The Gipper."
The movie was written by Robert Buckner and directed by Lloyd Bacon, who replaced William K. Howard after filming had begun. In 1997, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.
Lars Knutson Rockne moves his family from Norway in 1892, settling in Chicago. His son Knute saves up his money and enrolls in college at the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Indiana, where he plays football.
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