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The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Pat O’Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page

Released: October 5, 1940

Runtime: 98.0

Popularity Rating: 0.909

Warner Bros.

United States of America

Knute Rockne Pat O’Brien
George Gipp Ronald Reagan
Bonnie Skiles Rockne Gale Page
Father John Callahan, C.S.C Donald Crisp
Father Julius Nieuwland Albert Bassermann
Committee Chairman John Litel
Doctor Henry O'Neill
Gus Dorais Owen Davis Jr.
Lars Knutson Rockne John Qualen
Martha Rockne Dorothy Tree
Knute - Age 7 Johnny Sheffield
Moreau Choir Moreau Choir of Notre Dame
Harry Stuhdreher-One of The Four Horsemen Nick Lukats
Elmer Laydon - One of The Four Horsemn Kane Richmond
Don Miller - One of The Four Horsemen William Marshall
James Crowley - One of The Four Horsemen William Byrne
USC Coach Howard Jones Howard Jones
Coach 'Pop' Warner Glenn 'Pop' Warner
Coach Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg
Bill Spaulding William 'Bill' Spaulding
Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash Erville Alderson
Elder in Norway Rudolph Anders
Football Player Peter Ashley
Bathing Beauty Evelyn Atchinson
Newsboy Tommy Baker
Punter Jack Banta
O'Reilly Tommy Bennett
Boy Quarterback Georgie Billings
Trainer Wade Boteler
Elder in Norway Egon Brecher
Reporter When Knute is Ill David Bruce
Danny - Post Office Paymaster Cliff Clark
O'Flaherty - a Student Richard Clayton
Messenger Frank Coghlan Jr.
Reporter on Train Joe Cunningham
West Point Football Player Donald Curtis
Knute Rockne Jr. - Age 12 Billy Dawson
Doc - Knute's Friend at Kansas City Airport Edgar Dearing
Train Porter Dudley Dickerson
Bill Rockne - Age 10 David Dickinson
Telephone Operator Lucile Fairbanks
Army Assistant Coach James Flavin
Bill Rockne - Age 5 Bunky Fleischman
Notre Dame Coach Harper John Gallaudet
Bill 'Billy' Rockne - Age 2 Peter B. Good
Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair Sol Gorss
Bill Rockne - Age 14 Jack Grant Jr.
Jackie Rockne - Age 4 Billy Gratton
Callahan's Secretary Creighton Hale
Boy Harry Harvey Jr.
Football Player Michael Harvey
Committee Member Harry Hayden
Jeannie Rockne - Age 10 Harry Hayden
Student George Haywood
Assistant Coach Hunk Anderson Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
New York Reporter When Knute is Ill William Hopper
Doc - a Notre Dame Professor George Irving
Boy Danny Jackson
Bathing Beauty Lois James
Boy Captain Dickie Jones
Student at Train Station Brian Keith
Western Union Clerk in Kansas City Owen King
Bathing Beauty Marilyn Kinsley
Bathing Beauty Lois Lindsay
Football Player Pete Mehringer
Player Eating Bonnie's Chicken Carlyle Moore Jr.
Extra at Train Station Paul Panzer
Football Player #12 Steve Pendleton
Army Coach Lee Phelps
Distraught Player George Reeves
Extra at Committee Hearing Sam Rice
Molly - Gipp's Mother Ruth Robinson
Jeff - Reporter on Train Jeffrey Sayre
Knute Rockne - Age 4 Billy Sheffield
Committee Member Edwin Stanley
Boy Center Phil Thorpe
Isobel Ruth Tobey
Professor Charles Trowbridge
Elder in Norway Frederick Vogeding
Knute Rockne - Age 7 David Wade
Commissioner at Hearing Pierre Watkin
Boy Garry Watson
Gambler Charles C. Wilson
Tommy Robert Winkler
Football Fan at Game Jack Wise
Telephone Operator Maris Wrixon

Directing — Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writing — Screenplay: Robert Buckner