Rip Van Winkle (1903 film) Rip Van Winkle (1903 film) Rip Van Winkle is a 1903 American short black-and-white silent compilation film written and directed by William K.L. Dickson. It is adapted from the play by his friend and investor Joseph Jefferson with Dion Boucicault based on the story of the same name by Washington Irving. The film features Joseph Jefferson as a ne'er-do-well, who wanders off one day into the Kaatskill mountains where he drinks some of a group odd men's mysterious brew and passes out only to find when waking up that 20 years have passed. The film is compiled from a series
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle A Bride for Rip Van Winkle After the film had its world premiere in Hong Kong on March 8, 2016, "A Bride for Rip Van Winkle" was released in Taiwan on March 11, 2016 and in Hong Kong on March 17, 2016, ahead of its release in Japan on March 26, 2016. The film was released in the United States on November 10, 2017 "A Bride for Rip Van Winkle" was an official selection of numerous international film festivals: Two versions of "A Bride for Rip Van Winkle" were available for theatrical release, a 179-minute "director's cut" and a 119-minute