
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-ti... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| VarietyVariety StaffCarries both inspirational and dramatic appeal on a wide scale. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt set the way for how the Hollywood sports biography was to be subsequently made. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherAs a memorial to a fine and inspiring molder of character in young men, this picture ranks high. |
| User ReviewGeorge DOld black and white movie but it is just a good story and Old Ronald Reagan is in it. |
| User ReviewC MOld, but classic Notre Dame intensity...WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER! |
| User ReviewEric CFun old movie to watch at the start of football season. |
| User ReviewCaitlyn MOld, but classic Notre Dame intensity...WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER! |
| User ReviewSean MThe most important person to American football in the twentieth century is Knute Rockne. This movie is a fantastic portrayal of the man's life and one of my all-time favorite pictures. Pat O'Brien is fantastic as Rockne and how could you forget Ronald Reagan as George Gipp? Much of the acting is quite bad, but it's that classic kind of delightfully cheesy 1940's style. It's classic cheese. If you're a fan of Notre Dame, at all, this is a must see. |
| User ReviewBubba MRonald Reagan pretty much brought me to tears in this one. "Win one for the Gipper" that's classic. I just wish Ronald had a longer part in the movie. :D Overall, LOVED IT GO RONALD!!! |
| User ReviewRyan LGO IRISH!!! And Go Ronald Reagan!!! The gipper would be honored being played by the greatest president in recent history. |