The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

"Bing and Walt ride herd on The Headless Horseman!"

1949

0h 37m

7.4(301 votes)

Family

Animation

Horror

Comedy

Overview

Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman is brought to life, narrated by Bing Crosby.

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Bing Crosby

Narrator

Pinto Colvig

Ichabod Crane (screaming) / Other Townspeople (voice)

Billy Bletcher

Headless Horseman Laugh (voice)

Clarence Nash

Ichabod's horse (voice) (uncredited)

The Rhythmaires

Chorus / Additional voices (voice) (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
Jack Kinney
Written by: Washington Irving
Joe Rinaldi
Produced by: Walt Disney

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