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Tales of Washington Irving

  • TV Movie
  • 1970
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
46
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Tales of Washington Irving (1970)
AnimationFamilyFantasyHorror

Washington Irving wrote stories of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of a schoolteacher meeting the ghostly Headless Horsemen. Rip Van Winkle i... Read allWashington Irving wrote stories of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of a schoolteacher meeting the ghostly Headless Horsemen. Rip Van Winkle is a farmer who falls asleep in the woods under the rule of George III and wakes up after t... Read allWashington Irving wrote stories of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of a schoolteacher meeting the ghostly Headless Horsemen. Rip Van Winkle is a farmer who falls asleep in the woods under the rule of George III and wakes up after the American Revolution.

  • Director
    • Zoran Janjic
  • Writers
    • Washington Irving
    • Michael Robinson
  • Stars
    • Ken Sansom
    • George Furth
    • Joan Gerber
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    46
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zoran Janjic
    • Writers
      • Washington Irving
      • Michael Robinson
    • Stars
      • Ken Sansom
      • George Furth
      • Joan Gerber
    • 4User reviews
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    Ken Sansom
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Ken Samson)
    George Furth
    George Furth
    • Ichabod Crane
    • (voice)
    Joan Gerber
    • Dame Van Winkle
    • (voice)
    Byron Kane
    Byron Kane
    • Rip Van Winkle
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nancy Wible
      Don Messick
      • Hans Van Ripper
      • (voice)
      Julie McWhirter
        Mel Blanc
        Mel Blanc
        • Brom's Dog
        • (voice)
        • …
        Lennie Weinrib
        Lennie Weinrib
        • Brom Bones
        • (voice)
        Brian Zax
          Larraine Zax
            • Director
              • Zoran Janjic
            • Writers
              • Washington Irving
              • Michael Robinson
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            9TheLittleSongbird

            The very spooky tales of Washington Irving

            I remembered seeing this special as a child and being creeped out by it. From a young adult perspective, it is still as entertaining and creepy and holds up very well. The character designs do lack fluidity and finesse, but that was it really that I could find not so good. The colours and backgrounds have a very haunting style and really give a genuinely creepy atmosphere. The music score further adds to that notion, much of it evoked chills but that effect was made without it being too obvious. The dialogue is intelligently written, making it easy to understand for younger audiences while not feeling dumbed down for adults. The storytelling is faithful, well-paced and appropriately spooky. Sleepy Hollow gave me nightmares as a child, as an adult not so much but I have to admit it was hair-raising stuff. The characters are engaging and none feel superfluous to the storytelling. The voice work is top-notch from all involved, particularly from Ken Sansom, Don Messick and Mel Blanc. All in all, atmosphere and beautifully done. 9/10 Bethany Cox
            BijouBob8mm

            Lost TALES

            Whatever happened to this atmospheric animated special? Back in the early 1970s, it was a television tradition to run this between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Briefly available on home video from MGM years ago, it seems all but forgotten today. Artwork using autumn colors told the tales of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Like the Chuck Jones production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL from around the same time, this showed animation's potential at being more than just routine kiddie fare. (And, unlike many current cartoons, it was not a 30 minute commercial for some name brand toy disguised as a special.) And look at some of the names in the cast list. This really deserves a revival, if not on TV then certainly on VHS or DVD.
            barryhoman

            In a word: SPOOKY

            I'm glad I finally tracked down the title of this animated special - I watched when it came out in the fall of 1970, I was 11 years old and you know what? IT SPOOKED ME GOOD! I was transfixed by the whole atmosphere the animators put into both tales, first Rip van Winkle, but especially Sleepy Hollow!

            It gave me nightmares, it wasn't just some goofy Disney ghost story; these cartoons dug a little deeper down, right into the impressionable mind of a juvenile. Something about this production struck a chord in my soul, and it's stayed with me my whole life.

            I still remember those disconcerting images, like those of ghostly, spectral, whispery leaves falling against a dark patch of backdrop: the inky blackness of the woods beyond...what New England forests must have really looked like, back in Ichabod's time (move over Blair Witch!) - and the chilly music used throughout, but above all: it was the distinct pace of these stories that made it so uncanny; the person in charge of storyline and direction must have been a real talent.

            Though not big-budget animation, I give this one a full rating, because of the lasting impression it made; it was unique.

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            • Release date
              • November 1, 1970 (United States)
            • Countries of origin
              • Australia
              • United States
            • Languages
              • American Sign Language
              • English
            • Also known as
              • Cuentos de Washington Irving
            • Filming locations
              • USA(America)
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