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Set in 18th century London, the story focuses on Sweeney Todd (Ben Kingsley), a murderous barber whose business provides him with two profitable sidelines: the sale of his victims' jewelry and the disposal of their bodies to his mistress Mrs. Lovett (Joanna Lumley), who uses them to prepare meat pies for her unsuspecting clientele.
Apr 19, 1998 · With Ben Kingsley, Campbell Scott, Joanna Lumley, Selina Boyack. When a merchant goes missing, a young American investigates the disappearance and discovers the truth about Sweeney Todd, a skilled barber, and his business partner Mrs. Lovett, a butcher.
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- Crime, Drama, Horror
- John Schlesinger
- 1998-04-19
Sweeney Todd, a barber by trade, does a brisk business in his shop in turn-of-the-century London's Fleet Street. When a wealthy diamond merchant disappears, Ben Carlyle, an American insurance investigator is sent to London to recover $50,000 worth of diamonds owed by the merchant to his employer.
- John Schlesinger
- Des Braiden
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London legend.
Dec 21, 2007 · The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Director. Tim Burton. Writers. John Logan. Hugh Wheeler. Christopher Bond. Stars. Johnny Depp. Helena Bonham Carter
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- Drama, Horror, Musical
- Tim Burton
- 2007-12-21
The Tale of Sweeney Todd. 1997 · 1 hr 33 min. TV-MA. Crime · Drama · Horror. Based upon the Victorian legend of a London barber who kills people and gives the corpses to a baker to use in her meat pies. Subtitles: English. Starring: Ben Kingsley Campbell Scott Joanna Lumley Selina Boyack David Wilmot. Directed by: John Schlesinger.
Watch The Tale of Sweeney Todd with a subscription on Prime Video. An insurance investigator (Campbell Scott) finds human corpses hanging in a woman's (Joanna Lumley) meat-pie shop next to...
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