Music ·Drama ·Thriller ·Horror ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1982 · 2h 20m

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster
Director
Hal PrinceTerry Hughes
Cast
George Hearn as Sweeney Todd Angela Lansbury as Nellie Lovett Cris Groenendaal as Anthony Hope Sara Woods as Beggar Woman Edmund Lyndeck as Judge Turpin Calvin Remsberg as The Beadle
Crew
Jimmy B. Frazier — Editor Ken Laski — Editor Stephen Sondheim — Original Music Composer Hugh Wheeler — Writer Stephen Sondheim — Writer Bonnie Burns — Producer
Tagline

A musical thriller.

Synopsis

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.

Mood & Themes
stagemusicalrevengemurderbarberfilmed theater
Key Collaborators
Hal Prince Director Terry Hughes Director Jimmy B. Frazier Editor Ken Laski Editor Stephen Sondheim Original Music Composer Hugh Wheeler Writer Stephen Sondheim Writer Bonnie Burns Producer
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