Rip Van Winkle

1978 | 27 minutes | 5.0 ★ (2)

Rip Van Winkle
  • Overview

    Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

  • Release Date

    20 November 1978

  • DirectingWill Vinton
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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