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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

A musical thriller.

Not Rated Music Drama Thriller Horror TV Movie

Starring: George Hearn, Angela Lansbury, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods, Edmund Lyndeck

Writer: Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim, Christopher Bond, Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler

Release Date:
September 12, 1982
Ratings:
8.0 / 10
Director:
Hal Prince & Terry Hughes
Companies:
RKO/Nederlander Productions

Overview

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.