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Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

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Sleepy Hollow

"Heads will roll."

1999

1h 45m

7.2(7455 votes)

Fantasy

Thriller

Mystery

Horror

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.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Mandalay Pictures

American Zoetrope

Scott Rudin Productions

Tim Burton Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Tim Burton
Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker
Produced by: Scott Rudin
Adam Schroeder

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