---
title: 'Knute Rockne, All American (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lloyd Bacon'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knute-rockne-all-american-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knute Rockne, All American (1940)

1940 · 98 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall, and William Byrne. The film also includes cameos by football coaches "Pop" Warner, Amos Alonzo Stagg, William H. Spaulding, and Howard Jones, playing themselves. It also has a cameo by Olympic star Jim Thorpe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lloyd Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bacon), [William K. Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-k-howard)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Buckner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-buckner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo F. Forbstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-f-forbstein)
- **Producer:** [Robert Fellows](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fellows)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)
- **Editor:** [Ralph Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-dawson)

## Cast

- [Ronald Reagan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-reagan)
- [Creighton Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/creighton-hale)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [David Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bruce)
- [George Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-irving)
- [Johnny Sheffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-sheffield)
- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Egon Brecher](https://cinepixo.com/people/egon-brecher)
- [Donald Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-curtis)
- [Paul Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-panzer)
- [Dorothy Tree](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-tree)
- [Patricia Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-hayes)
- [Brian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-keith)
- [John Litel](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-litel)
- [Albert Bassermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-bassermann)

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