USA, 1896
307 feet, 94 metres
68mm film black and white
silent
An American fantasy film starring Joseph Jefferson who played the title character on stage for forty years. The film was originally issued as eight individual scenes before being combined into this single film.
Plot Summary
In Sleepy Hollow, Rip van Winkle falls asleep after drinking wine given to him by three dwarfs and awakes twenty years later.
Credits
Crew
American Mutoscope Company
Based on the play by Dion Boucicault
Based on the story by Washington Irving
Photography: William Kennedy Laurie Dickson
Cast
Joseph Jefferson (Rip van Winkle)
References
Periodicals
- Film History vol.9 no.3 (1997) pp.278-289 (USA) – article (From Rip Van Winkle to Jesus of Nazareth: thoughts on the origins of the American screenplay by Patrick Loughney)
Books
- Biograph Bulletins 1896-1908 p 82 by Kemp R. Niver – note
- Early Motion Pictures: The Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress by Kemp R. Niver p.275 – note
- The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907 (History of the American Cinema volume 1) by Charles Musser pp.150-151, 340 – notes
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.404 – credits
Other Sources
- American Mutoscope and Biograph Company Picture Catalogue November 1902 p 9 (Comedy section catalogue numbers 45-52) – credits
- Biograph Photo Catalogue no.45-52 – illustrated note
