The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • Fantasy
  • Horror
  • Mystery
10/23/1999
105

The headless horseman rides again.

Ichabod Crane, a Yankee wanderer, arrives in Sleepy Hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. He meets Katrina Van Tassel, and blissfully fantasizes about how can marry her, ultimately, inherit her father's rich estate. Her suitor Brom Bones, the blacksmith, wants to scare him away and dresses up as the legendary Headless Horseman. During the prank, the real ghost appears and drives Ichabod off

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  • Wuchak

    The television version is faithful to the classic tale compared to Depps Sleepy Hollow

    In 1791, a charismatic but pompous schoolmaster from Hartford, Ichabod Crane (Brent Carver), arrives in the hamlet of Tarrytown, 26 miles north of Manhattan. He wastes no time in vying for the hand of the lovely Katrina (Rachelle Lefevre), but is opposed by the blacksmith, Brom Bones (Paul Lemelin). In the background is the scary legend of a spectral Hessian, who lost his head in the Revolutionary War.

    "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999) details the 1820 short story by Washington Irving and debuted on television four weeks before the release of Tim Burtons Sleepy Hollow. It follows Irvings tale pretty closely whereas Burtons movie was a dynami...

    April 17, 2025

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