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.
Cast
Johnny Depp
Ichabod Crane
Christina Ricci
Katrina Van Tassel
Miranda Richardson
Lady Mary Van Tassel / Crone Witch
Michael Gambon
Baltus Van Tassel
Casper Van Dien
Brom Van Brunt
Jeffrey Jones
Reverend Steenwyck
Richard Griffiths
Bürgermeister Phillipse
Ian McDiarmid
Dr. Lancaster
Michael Gough
Notary Hardenbrook
Christopher Walken
Hessian Horseman
Marc Pickering
Young Masbath
Lisa Marie
Lady Crane
Steven Waddington
Kilian
Claire Skinner
Beth Killian
Christopher Lee
Burgomaster
Alun Armstrong
High Constable
Mark Spalding
Jonathan Masbath
Jessica Oyelowo
Sarah
Peter Guinness
Lord Crane
Tony Maudsley
Van Ripper
Jamie Foreman
Constable
Philip Martin Brown
Constable
Orlando Seale
Theodore
Sean Stephens
Thomas Killian
Gabrielle Lloyd
Doctor Lancaster's Wife
Robert Sella
Dirk Van Garrett
Michael Feast
Spotty Man
Sam Fior
Young Ichabod
Paul Brightwell
Rifleman
Layla Alexander
Widow (uncredited)
Kelley Costigan
Townswoman (uncredited)
Martin Landau
Peter Van Garrett (uncredited)
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- Release Date 11/19/1999
- Language English
- Director Tim Burton
- Editors Joel Negron, Chris Lebenzon
- Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
- Producers Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
- Companies Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, American Zoetrope, Karol Film Productions, Scott Rudin Productions
- Budget $100,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Nov 17, 1999 | Premiere (Los Angeles, California) | — |
| Canada | Nov 19, 1999 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Nov 19, 1999 | Theatrical | R |
| Australia | Jan 1, 2000 | Theatrical | MA15+ |
| NZ | Jan 1, 2000 | Theatrical | M |
| IE | Jan 7, 2000 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Jan 7, 2000 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Jan 13, 2000 | Theatrical (ICAA 109799) | 16 |
| GR | Jan 14, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Brazil | Jan 28, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Italy | Jan 28, 2000 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| Mexico | Jan 28, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| South Korea | Jan 29, 2000 | Theatrical | 18 |
| BE | Feb 9, 2000 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Feb 9, 2000 | Theatrical | 12 |
| AR | Feb 10, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| MY | Feb 17, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| SG | Feb 17, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| CH | Feb 24, 2000 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Germany | Feb 24, 2000 | Theatrical | 16 |
| HK | Feb 24, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Poland | Feb 25, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Feb 26, 2000 | Theatrical | PG12 |
| PT | Mar 1, 2000 | Premiere (Fantasporto Film Festival) | — |
| Russia | Mar 1, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| IL | Mar 3, 2000 | Premiere | — |
| IS | Mar 3, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| PT | Mar 3, 2000 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| VE | Mar 8, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| PH | Mar 15, 2000 | Theatrical (Davao) | — |
| IL | Mar 16, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Mar 17, 2000 | Theatrical | 15 |
| KW | Mar 17, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| NO | Mar 17, 2000 | Theatrical | 15 |
| EG | Mar 29, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Mar 30, 2000 | Theatrical | 18 |
| SE | Mar 31, 2000 | Theatrical | 15 |
| ID | Apr 1, 2000 | Theatrical (Jakarta) | — |
| Netherlands | Apr 6, 2000 | Theatrical | 16 |
| TH | Apr 7, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Apr 14, 2000 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| LT | Apr 14, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| TR | Apr 14, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| UY | Apr 14, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| CZ | Apr 27, 2000 | Theatrical | 15+ |
| EE | Apr 28, 2000 | Theatrical | — |
| IN | Jul 14, 2000 | Theatrical | UA |
| United Kingdom | Jul 24, 2000 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| France | Dec 6, 2000 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| Poland | Oct 9, 2001 | Premiere (Warsaw Film Festival) | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jan 31, 2003 | TV (Yorin) | 16 |
| France | Sep 22, 2009 | Physical (Blu-Ray) | 12 |
| Netherlands | Sep 24, 2009 | Physical (Blu ray) | 16 |
| France | Jan 1, 2013 | Digital (VOD) | — |
| France | Sep 6, 2023 | Physical (4K UHD) | 12 |
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