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- Murderous PairSerial KillerVengeanceCrimesDeadlyRivalryHidden IdentityHaunted By the Past more...
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Genres:
- HorrorMusicalThriller
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Time/Period:
- 19th Century
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- Dark Humor
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- Gothic
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- Based on Play
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 1982
English
USA
Profile of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The mood of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is tense, offbeat, and rough. The plot centers around a murderous pair, a serial killer, and vengeance. It features dark humor. It is a horror, musical, and thriller movie. Stylistically, it is gothic. In approach, it is serious. It happens in the 19th century. It is adapted from a play.
Summary of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Angela Lansbury and George Hearns star in this updated version of the classic macabre musical. Benjamin Barker (Heard) returns from prison and assumes the name of Sweeney Todd. But when he finds out that a judge is tormenting his wife and daughter, Sweeney decides it's time to cut more than just the judge's hair. Lansbury is Mrs. Nellie Lovett, the downstairs neighbor who concocts a scheme that will give both of them what they want. Featuring music by Stephen Sondheim.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 12 September 1982 |
| Runtime: | 140 min |
Cast and Crew
as Nellie Lovett
as Sweeney Todd
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