Heads will roll.
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.
FantasyThrillerMysteryHorrorsmall townhalloweenpolice detectivegothicnew york stateskepticautumn19th centuryheadless horseman
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Meticulous, grave, plot-driven and effortless.
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- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Johnny DeppIchabod Crane
- Christina RicciKatrina Van Tassel
- Miranda RichardsonLady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
- Michael GambonBaltus Van Tassel
- Casper Van DienBrom Van Brunt
- Jeffrey JonesReverend Steenwyck
- Richard GriffithsBürgermeister Phillipse
- Ian McDiarmidDr. Lancaster
- Michael GoughNotary Hardenbrook
- Christopher WalkenHessian Horseman
Crew
- Tim BurtonDirector
- Andrew Kevin WalkerScreenplay
- Washington IrvingNovel
- Emmanuel LubezkiDirector of Photography
- Danny ElfmanOriginal Music Composer
- Chris LebenzonEditor
- Joel NegronEditor
- Adam SchroederProducer
- Scott RudinProducer
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