Knute Rockne - All American

Knute Rockne - All American (1940)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 59% of users liked it
    (1,157 ratings)

Knute Rockne-All American was Pat O'Brien's finest hour: thanks to intensive rehearsals and numerous makeup applications, he so closely resembled the title character that, in the words of Rockne's widow, "I almost expected him to make love with me". The life of the legendary… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
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Written By
Robert Buckner
Genres
Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1940 Wide
On DVD
Aug 15, 2006
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • , Entertainment Weekly

    Perhaps Ronald Reagan's greatest talent was his ability to float to the top.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Carries both inspirational and dramatic appeal on a wide scale.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Corn doesn't grow any higher than this male bonding tribute to testosterone.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    The movie...is corny and sentimental, but it set the bar for all future sports pictures.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It set the way for how the Hollywood sports biography was to be subsequently made.

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  • cody f


    The one genre from the 30's and 40's that suffers the most is easily the biopic. There are some great ones from this era, but most of them are the paint by number biopics like Knute Rockne. You see tragedy approaching from a mile away and they are filled with unrealistic… More

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