Knute Rockne, All American

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Movie
Original title Knute Rockne, All American
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1940
length 98 minutes
Rod
Director Lloyd Bacon
script Robert Bruckner
production Robert Fellows
music Leo F. Forbstein
camera Tony Gaudio
cut Ralph Dawson
occupation

Knute Rockne, All American is a1940 American biography biography by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the true story of Knute Rockne , a University of Notre Dame football coach.

action

Lars Rockne and his family, including four-year-old Knute, emigrated from Norway to Chicago in 1892. When Knute had saved enough to go to Notre Dame University as a young man, he stood out for his above-average performance in football. He and a teammate work as lifeguards and develop the offensive pass into a kind of weapon, so that they beat the highly favored army team in a historic game. After graduation, Knute Rockne becomes a teacher and spends his free time as a trainer. After all, he devoted himself to football with all his energy and became the coach of the university team. He discovered extraordinary players like George Gipp, who later died of pneumonia, as well as the so-called " Apocalyptic Horsemen ", four players with whom he developed many new tactics. Rockne, whose motivational speeches were legendary, dedicates his life to the integrity of his sport, which he sees as an important component in character development.

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The college team at the University of Notre Dame became famous in the 1920s, when 88% of the games were won and the team with the four players, known as the "Four Horsemen" ( Apocalyptic ) were known in the season 1924/1925 won the national championship. The story of the team was first filmed in 1930. The former star player and coach Knute Rockne , who wanted to visit the filming, was killed in a plane crash. In 1940 the Hollywood film Knute Rockne, All American was made . "All American" stands for the all-star college football team elected annually by sports journalists.

Performer George Gipp is Ronald Reagan , who from 1981 to 1988, American president was. This role gave him the nickname "The Gipper", which can be traced back to a well-known phrase in the film that became the catchphrase "Win one for the gipper", which Reagan himself often used in political speeches. (“The last thing George 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. '”).

The film also features a cameo of the legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg , who plays himself.

Awards

In 1997 the film was classified by the American Library of Congress as "culturally, historically and aesthetically important" and selected for the National Film Registry .

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