Underplayed Gems

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow poster
Directed by
Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi
Genre
family, animation, horror, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
37 min
Rated
L
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 296 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A new schoolteacher named Ichabod Crane arrives in the small village of Sleepy Hollow and falls for the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel. Her other suitor, Brom Bones, tells the scary legend of the Headless Horseman at a Halloween party. After the party, Ichabod rides home alone through the dark woods and encounters the Headless Horseman.

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What happens

La Légende de la Vallée endormie (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) est un moyen métrage d'animation et une des deux séquences du film Le Crapaud et le Maître d'école (1949) des studios Disney. Inspirée de La Légende de Sleepy Hollow de Washington Irving (1820), La Légende de la Vallée endormie raconte l'histoire d'Ichabod Crane qui, un jour d'automne, est nommé instituteur dans le village de Sleepy Hollow. Arrivé sur les lieux, il rencontre la plus belle jeune femme du village, Katrina Van Tassel, fille d'un riche propriétaire terrien, dont il tombe immédiatement amoureux. Il réussit à écarter Katrina de Brom Bones, la brute de la bourgade qui aime lui aussi la séduire. Furieux, Brom Bones décide pour se venger de raconter aux villageois l'effrayante légende du Cavalier sans tête lors de la soirée d'Halloween organisée par le père de Katrina. Mais après la fête, Ichabod doit rentrer seul chez lui, en pleine nuit, en passant par la forêt et il va être confronté au cavalier sans tête. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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