Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
A musical thriller.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1982-09-12
- Runtime:
- 140 min
- Genres:
- Music, Drama, Thriller, Horror, TV Movie
- Director:
- Hal Prince
- Top cast:
- George Hearn, Angela Lansbury, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods, Edmund Lyndeck, Calvin Remsberg
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 8.2/10 from 43 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.6/10