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The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1997 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw .
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
In the annals of Victorian pulp fiction, the character of Sweeney Todd, otherwise known as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, occupies a prominent position. From his first appearance in print in some serialized Penny Dreadfuls in the 1840s, he appeared in numerous different stories.
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.
- John Schlesinger
- 93 min
- January 1, 1997
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.
Mar 15, 2020 · The fictional tale of the murderous nineteenth century barber (Sir Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies.
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- Robert Irwin Marchand
