Quick Facts
DirectorHal Prince
Runtime2h 20m
GenresDrama · Horror · Music · Thriller · Tv-movie
Release1982-09-12
Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982· 2h 20m· Drama· Horror· Music· Thriller· Tv-movie
“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.
1982-09-12
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Key Crew
DirectorHal Prince
WriterHugh Wheeler
ProducerBonnie Burns
Original Music ComposerStephen Sondheim
EditorJimmy B. Frazier
Full cast & crew (23 cast · 43 crew)
Details
Released1982-09-12
Runtime2h 20m
StatusReleased
StudiosRKO/Nederlander Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating8.2/10 · 45 votes
Original languageen