The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980 film)
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Comedy Fantasy Horror |
| Based on | "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving |
| Written by |
Malvin Wald Jack Jacobs Thomas C. Chapman |
| Directed by | Henning Schellerup |
| Starring |
Jeff Goldblum Meg Foster Dick Butkus Paul Sand Laura Campbell James Griffith Michael Ruud Karin Isaacson H.E.D. Redford Tiger Thompson John Sylvester White Michael Witt Marneen Fields |
| Music by | Bob Summers |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles Sellier |
| Producer(s) |
James L. Conway Stan Siegel (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Paul Hipp |
| Editor(s) | Michael Spence |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Schick Sunn Classics Sunn Classic Pictures |
| Distributor |
NBC Lucerne Media Starmaker Video VCI Home Video |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 31, 1980 |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a 1980 television film on NBC filmed in Utah, loosely based on Washington Irving's short story. It starred Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane, Meg Foster as Katrina von Tassel, and Dick Butkus as Brom Bones. The film is also known as La leggenda di Sleepy Hollow in Italy. It was directed by Henning Schellerup. Executive producer Charles Sellier was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the movie..
In a departure from the original story, the film ends with Ichabod arriving at Katrina's house and the Headless Horseman returning to the dark forest.
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane
- Paul Sand as Frederic Dutcher
- Meg Foster as Katrina Van Tassel
- Laura Campbell as Thelma Dumkey
- Dick Butkus as Brom Bones
- James Griffith as Squire Van Tassel
- Michael Ruud as Winthrop Palmer
- H.E.D. Redford as Karl
- Tiger Thompson as Ted Dumkey
- John Sylvester White as Fritz Vanderhoof
- Michael Witt as Jan Van Tassel
- Marneen Fields as Singer #1 (uncredited)
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