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Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

Heads will roll.

19997.21h 45m

Overview

Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker, Washington Irving, Kevin Yagher
Produced by Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Box OfficeBudget: $100.0MRevenue: $206.1M

Top Cast

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Ichabod Crane

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Katrina Van Tassel

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Baltus Van Tassel

Casper Van Dien

Casper Van Dien

Brom Van Brunt

Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Reverend Steenwyck

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Bürgermeister Phillipse

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Dr. Lancaster

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Notary Hardenbrook

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Hessian Horseman

Themes & Keywords

small townsteampunkpolice detectivenew york stateskepticautumn19th centuryheadless horseman

About Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is a fantasy, thriller, mystery, horror film released in 1999 exploring themes of small town, steampunk, police detective, new york state, skeptic, autumn. Directed by Tim Burton, it stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson. Skeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.

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