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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
    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