
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
“A musical thriller.”
1982·2h 20m·en
8.0
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.
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Details
- Directors
- Terry Hughes, Hal Prince
- Written by
- Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Wheeler
- Produced by
- Bonnie Burns
- Composer
- Stephen Sondheim
Released September 12, 1982·United States
Cast

George Hearn
Sweeney Todd

Angela Lansbury
Nellie Lovett

Cris Groenendaal
Anthony Hope
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Sara Woods
Beggar Woman

Edmund Lyndeck
Judge Turpin

Calvin Remsberg
The Beadle
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Betsy Joslyn
Johanna
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Ken Jennings
Tobias Ragg
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Sal Mistretta
Pirelli
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Spain Logue
The Birdseller

Walter Charles
The Passerby
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Michael Kalinyen
Jonas Fogg
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Roy Gioconda
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Skip Harris
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Duane Morris
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Patricia Parker
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