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Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
“Brownbeards, Blackbeards, Redbeards. He Polished Them All Off!”
5.7 / 10• 1936• 1h 16m•NR• English
DramaCrimeHorror
Storyline
It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.
Cast & Crew
Tod Slaughter
Sweeney Todd
LeadSR
Stella Rho
Mrs Lovatt
John Singer
Tobias Rag
EL
Eve Lister
Johanna Oakle
Bruce Seton
Mark
DW
D.J. Williams
Stephen Oakley
DW
Davina Whitehouse
Nan
Jerry Verno
Pearley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
