Rip Van Winkle (1912 film)
| Rip Van Winkle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. J. Lincoln |
| Produced by |
William Gibson Millard Johnson John Tait Nevin Tait |
| Based on |
stage adaptation by Joseph Jefferson and Dion Boucicault of story by Washington Irving |
| Starring | Arthur Styan |
| Cinematography | Orrie Perry |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tait's Pictures |
Release dates | 6 April 1912 (Melbourne)[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
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.[2]
It is considered a lost film.
Cast
- Arthur Styan as Rip Van Winkle
Production
The film was made in the wake of a successful Australian season of Joseph Jefferson and Dion Boucicault's theatre adaptation of Washington Irving's story.[3]
Reception
The film appears not to have been widely released. The Bendigo Advertiser said that "the famous story is most effectively explained in the picture production."[4]
References
- ↑ Mary Bateman, 'W. J. Lincoln', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p 214
- ↑ Rip Van Wikle at AustLit
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p34
- ↑ "MASONIC HALL.". Bendigo Advertiser (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 May 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
External links
- Rip Van Winkle at the Internet Movie Database
- Rip Van Winkle at AustLit
- Full text of Rip Van Winkle by of Joseph Jefferson and Dion Boucicault at Internet Archive
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