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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • TV Movie
  • 1982
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.8K
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Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
DramaHorrorMusical

Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.Barber Sweeney Todd returns to London to uncover the past, along the way meeting pie shop owner Mrs. Nellie Lovett, and begins to start his life of crime.

  • Director
    • Terry Hughes
  • Writers
    • Hugh Wheeler
    • Christopher Bond
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • George Hearn
    • Cris Groenendaal
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Hughes
    • Writers
      • Hugh Wheeler
      • Christopher Bond
    • Stars
      • Angela Lansbury
      • George Hearn
      • Cris Groenendaal
    • 41User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
    Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
    Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
    Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)

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    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Mrs. Lovett
    George Hearn
    George Hearn
    • Sweeney Todd
    Cris Groenendaal
    • Anthony Hope
    Sara Woods
    • Beggar Woman
    Edmund Lyndeck
    Edmund Lyndeck
    • Judge Turpin
    Calvin Remsberg
    • The Beadle
    Betsy Joslyn
    • Johanna
    Ken Jennings
    • Tobias Ragg
    Sal Mistretta
    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
    • Director
      • Terry Hughes(directed for television by)
    • Writers
      • Hugh Wheeler
      • Christopher Bond
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    • Trivia
      Though Dame Angela Lansbury won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Mrs. Nellie Lovett on Broadway, this production is the national tour, filmed while in Los Angeles, California.
    • Goofs
      During the song "My Friends", Angela Lansbury accidentally says about Todd's razors, "them blades is chased silver" rather than "them handles" (as per the libretto). A razor blade out of silver would not only be less effective than the carbon steel commonly used, but would also be ludicrously expensive for such a mundane task.
    • Quotes

      Sweeney Todd: [singing] What is that?

      Nellie Lovett: [singing] It's priest. Have a little priest.

      Sweeney Todd: [singing] Is it really good?

      Nellie Lovett: [singing] Sir, it's too good, at least. Then again, they don't commit sins of the flesh, so it's pretty fresh.

      Sweeney Todd: [singing] Awful lot of fat.

      Nellie Lovett: [singing] Only where it sat.

      Sweeney Todd: [singing] Haven't you got... poet, or something like that?

      Nellie Lovett: [singing] No, you see the trouble with poet is how do you know it's deceased... try the priest!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ballad of Sweeney Todd
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

      Performed by George Hearn, Angela Lansbury, Cris Groenendaal, Sara Woods, Edmund Lyndeck, Calvin Remsberg, Betsy Joslyn, Sal Mistretta, Michael Kalinyen, Ken Jennings and chorus

    User reviews41

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Brilliant
    I have only praise for this film. From start to finish it captured the brilliance of Stephen Sondheim's musical. I am not a big fan of musicals most of them are very overdone. This one however changed my mind. I am an actor myself and have actully played Sweeney and I know how hard this role is. George Hearn gave a stunning, masterful and rounded performance worthy of the highest awards that we can give him (He won an Emmy and that's something.) Everything he does he turns to gold. He is so good it will blow your mind why he's not in films winning oscars. Lansbury is also very good and very funny. Sara Woods is creepy and wonderful as the Beggar Woman. All in all a great video. Pick it up if you can.
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    • irishbasterd1
    • Oct 9, 2001

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sweeney Todd: El barbero diabólico de Fleet Street
    • Filming locations
      • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • RKO Radio Pictures
      • The Nederlander Organization
      • The Entertainment Channel
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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