Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle is a 1912 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln about Rip Van Winkle. It was arguably Australia's first fantasy film.
Plot
Rip Van Winkle is a lazy man who likes to wander around with his dog, Wolf. One day, he ventures into the Kaatskill mountains, where he encounters a strange group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks their mysterious brew and falls asleep. When he wakes up, he is shocked to discover that 20 years have passed, and everything has changed.
Cast
More details
director | W. J. Lincoln |
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genre | fantasy |
keywords | civil war drink rip van winkle |
producer | John Tait Millard Johnson Nevin Tait William Gibson |
productionCompany | Amalgamated Pictures |
publisher | Tait's Pictures |
theme | silent |