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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.
- British
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond .
- Stephen Sondheim
- Hugh Wheeler
- Sweeney Todd, by Christopher Bond
- Stephen Sondheim
Dec 21, 2007 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. 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.
- (380K)
- Drama, Horror, Musical
- Tim Burton
- 2007-12-21
Experience the thrilling and hilarious tale of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, and his partner Mrs. Lovett, a pie maker with a secret ingredient. Starring Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster, directed by Thomas Kail, with a 26-piece orchestra and choreography by Steven Hoggett.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 2007 musical slasher film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John Logan, based on the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, which in turn is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond.
- $153.4 million
- Stephen Sondheim
- $50 million
Dec 21, 2007 · A musical adaptation of the Sondheim stage show about a vengeful barber who kills his customers and provides them to a pie maker. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman, the film has an 86% critics rating and an 81% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (233)
- Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
- R
A musical film adaptation of the legendary tale of a barber who returns to London to seek revenge on the judge who framed him and killed his wife. He forms a partnership with a meat pie maker who uses his victims' corpses as ingredients, while a young sailor falls in love with his daughter.
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