---
title: 'Sleepy Hollow (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Burton'
released: '1999-11-17'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleepy-hollow-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sleepy Hollow (1999)

1999 · 101 min · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 Gothic horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker. Co-produced by Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, American Zoetrope, and Tim Burton Productions, it is based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles. The plot follows New York City police constable Ichabod Crane (Depp), who is sent to investigate a series of brutal murders in the upstate village of Sleepy Hollow, where he becomes romantically involved with Katrina Van Tassel (Ricci), the daughter of the richest resident of the town (Gambon).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Kevin Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-kevin-walker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Producer:** [Kevin Yagher](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-yagher), [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin), [Adam Schroeder](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-schroeder)
- **Director of Photography:** [Emmanuel Lubezki](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuel-lubezki)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon)

## Cast

- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci) as Katrina Van Tassel
- [Claire Skinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-skinner) as Beth Killian
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough) as Notary James Hardenbrook
- [Michael Gambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gambon) as Baltus Van Tassel
- [Alun Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/alun-armstrong) as the High Constable
- [Peter Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-guinness) as Lord Crane
- [Martin Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-landau) as Peter Van Garrett
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee) as the Burgomaster
- [Johnny Depp](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-depp) as Ichabod Crane
- [Richard Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-griffiths) as Magistrate Samuel Philipse
- [Ray Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-park) as Headless Horseman
- [Michael Feast](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-feast)
- [Marc Pickering](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-pickering) as Young Masbath
- [Ian McDiarmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcdiarmid) as Dr. Thomas Lancaster
- [Miranda Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-richardson) as Lady Mary Van Tassel

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sleepy-hollow-1999
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