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Director:
Writers:
Hugh Wheeler (book)
Christopher Bond (based upon the play by)
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Release Date:
12 September 1982 (USA) See more »
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Plot:
It's 1846. Sweeney Todd and Anthony Hope, greeted only by a crazed beggar woman, sail into London, where... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Macabre Theatre at its' best See more (35 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Angela Lansbury ... Nellie Lovett

George Hearn ... Sweeney Todd
Cris Groenendaal ... Anthony Hope
Sara Woods ... Beggar Woman

Edmund Lyndeck ... Judge Turpin
Calvin Remsberg ... The Beadle
Betsy Joslyn ... Johanna

Sal Mistretta ... Pirelli
Spain Logue ... Birdseller
Walter Charles ... Passerby
Michael Kalinyen ... Jonas Fogg
Roy Gioconda ... Company
Skip Harris ... Company
Duane Morris ... Company
Patricia Parker ... Company
Meredith Rawlins ... Company
Stuart Redfield ... Company
Candace Rogers ... Company
Dee Etta Rowe ... Company
Carrie Solomon ... Company
Melanie Vaughan ... Company
Joseph Warner ... Company
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Jennings ... Tobias Ragg (as Ken Jennings)
Joe Boots ... Pie (uncredited)
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Directed by
Terry Hughes 
 
Writing credits
Hugh Wheeler (book by)

Christopher Bond (based upon the play by)

Produced by
Bonnie Burns .... producer
Archer King .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Bill Klages 
 
Film Editing by
Jimmy B. Frazier 
Ken Laski 
 
Production Design by
Eugene Lee 
 
Costume Design by
Franne Lee 
 
Makeup Department
Christy Ann Newquist .... makeup artist
Lyndell Quiyou .... wig maker
 
Production Management
James Rich Jr. .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandra Pearson .... associate director
 
Sound Department
Jerry Clemans .... post-production sound mixer
Doug Nelson .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lew Adams .... camera operator
Ken Billington .... stage lighting
Dave Hilmer .... camera operator
Mike Keeler .... camera operator
Bill Klages .... stage lighting
Wayne Orr .... camera operator
Mark Sanford .... video
 
Music Department
Jim Coleman .... conductor
Paul Gemignani .... musical director
Stephen Sondheim .... music and lyrics by
Jonathan Tunick .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Larry Fuller .... choreographer
Harold Prince .... directed for stage
 

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Runtime:
140 min
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Certification:
Canada:14A | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | UK:12

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Trivia:
Original Broadway Cast members in this taping include Angela Lansbury (Mrs.Lovett) , Kenneth Jennings (Toby), Edmund Lyndeck (Judge Turpin), and Betsy Joslyn (Johanna) and Cris Groenendaal (Anthony) who played Members of the Company and understudied for Sarah Rice and Victor Garber as Johanna and Anthony, respectively.See more »
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Toby finds the dead Beadle, his words do not match his mouth at all.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Man:[singing] Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. His skin was pale and his eye was odd. He shaved the faces of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again. He trod a path that few have trod, Did Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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FAQ

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7 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Macabre Theatre at its' best, 14 April 2004
Author: Steve Leadbeatter (leadies@hunterlink.net.au) from Newcastle, Australia

I have owned a copy fo this for ages now, on video, but will definitely be buying the DVD release.

Angela Lansbury and George Hearne are the unmistakable people to perform these legendary roles.

This is suberb theatre at its peak, what a cast, the entire crew, the staging and the lighting are fantastic, as well as the ensemble who provide the extras in this macabe piece of theater.

The new work with Patti LuPone and George Hearn is nothing in comparison, except for the lush surround sound provided by todays technology.

A must see for any die hard Stephen Sondheim fanatics like me.

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