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Tales of Washington Irving

Tales of Washington Irving

19707.00h 46m

Overview

This 1970 animated special contains two versions of Washington Irving's most popular stories; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - about the headless horseman (who makes a too brief appearance), and Rip Van Winkle - the man who fell asleep and awoke years later. It originally aired on TV between Halloween and Thanksgiving in the early 1970s and was later released on VHS home video by MGM in 1987 but it's currently out of print.

Directed by Zoran Janjic
Written by Washington Irving, Michael Robinson
Produced by Walter J. Hucker
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Ken Sansom

Ken Sansom

Narrator (voice)

George Furth

George Furth

Ichabod Crane (voice)

J

Joan Gerber

Dame Van Winkle (voice)

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

Rip Van Winkle / Baltus Van Tassel (voice)

Nancy Wible

Nancy Wible

(voice)

Don Messick

Don Messick

Hans Van Ripper (voice)

Julie McWhirter

Julie McWhirter

(voice)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Brom's Dog / Lead Dwarf / Mayor Elect / Baby Rip (voice)

Lennie Weinrib

Lennie Weinrib

Brom Bones (voice)

B

Brian Zax

(voice)

About Tales of Washington Irving

Tales of Washington Irving is a animation, fantasy, tv movie film released in 1970. Directed by Zoran Janjic, it stars Ken Sansom, George Furth, Joan Gerber. This 1970 animated special contains two versions of Washington Irving's most popular stories; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - about the headless horseman (who makes a too brief appearance), and Rip Van Winkle - the man who fell asleep and awoke years later. It originally aired on TV between Halloween and Thanksgiving in the early 1970s and was later released on VHS home video by MGM in 1987 but it's currently out of print.

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