Knute Rockne All American (1940)

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(2154)

Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
Release: 1940-10-05
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Robert Buckner , Mrs. Knute Rockne
Language: English
Stars: Pat O’Brien , Gale Page , Ronald Reagan , Donald Crisp (I) (1882–1974) , Albert Bassermann , John Litel (1892–1972) , Henry O’Neill (I) (1891–1961) , Owen Davis Jr. (1907–1949) , John Qualen , Dorothy Tree
Runtime: 98 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Creador de campeones (Mexico) , クヌート・ロックニー・オール・アメリカン (Japan) , Knute Rockne All American (United Kingdom) , The Spirit of Knute Rockne (United States of America) , Knute Rockne All American , Hänen viimeinen ottelunsa (Finland) , A Modern Hero (United Kingdom) , Knute Rockne - All American (Canada) , Knute Rockne All American (United States of America) , Criador de Campeões (Brazil) , Кнут Ронки настоящий американец
Plot: Lars Rockne and his family, including his four year old son Knute, emigrate to Chicago in 1892 from their native Norway. By his mid-twenties Knute saves enough to attend obscure Notre Dame University, where he excels in football and chemistry. He and a teammate develop the forward pass as an offensive weapon while working as life guards on summer break and use it to upset heavily favored Army in a historic game. After graduation Rockne becomes a teacher while coaching part-time but ultimately abandons academics to devote all his energies to football. During his tenure as head coach at the school, he develops such outstanding players as George Gipp, who dies prematurely from a strep infection, and the Four Horseman while introducing many innovative tactics including the backfield shift. Rockne, known for his staccato motivational speeches, devotes his life to maintaining the integrity of the sport he loves and promoting it as an integral component in the development of the American character.
IMDB:tt0032676