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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, English, French, Spanish, Subtitled
I've decided to take up coaching as my life work," Knute Rockne says. Coach he does, revolutionizing football with his strategies, winning close to 90 percent of his games, and helping establish the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish as a gridiron powerhouse. But victories alone do not mean success to Rockne. He wants to shape his players into responsible and honorable men.This famed sports biopic combines a passion for the game (and footage of actual Notre Dame contests) with two superb performances: Pat O'Brien in the title role and Ronald Reagan as George Gipp, the gifted but doomed halfback whose deathbed plea is "win just one for the Gipper." The line remains one of cinema's most memorable. And for the rest of his life, Reagan would often be called the Gipper.Running Time: 98 min.Format: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
The stirring biography of the famous Notre Dame football coach who led the Fighting Irish to numerous victories. Note: unlike television prints of this film, this video version contains the famous "Win just one for the Gipper" quote.
| Features | 12/2/40 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast | | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | WB Short & Cartoon: Teddy, The Rough Rider (1940) & Porky's Baseball Broadcast (1940) |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 8/15/2006 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1940 | | Catalog ID: 79118 | | UPC: 00012569791183 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "Tell the boys to win one for the Gipper." |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ozus' World Movie Reviews 8 of 10
It works as an inspirational film and one showing how the immigrant enriched the American life experience. It set the way for how the Hollywood sports biography was to be subsequently made. - Dennis Schwartz
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