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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • TV Movie
  • 19821982
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.7K
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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.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Terry Hughes(television)
    • Harold Prince(stage play)
    • Hugh Wheeler(book by)
    • Christopher Bond(based upon the play by)
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • George Hearn
    • Cris Groenendaal
    • Terry Hughes(television)
    • Harold Prince(stage play)
    • Hugh Wheeler(book by)
    • Christopher Bond(based upon the play by)
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • George Hearn
    • Cris Groenendaal
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys

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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 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
    • Nellie 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
      • Terry Hughes(television)
      • Harold Prince(stage play)
      • Hugh Wheeler(book by)
      • Christopher Bond(based upon the play by)
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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
    10/10
    The only SWEENEY TODD to watch
    Though the video technology may be dated, this classic musical play, now on DVD, is the best version of Sondheim's most important and polished work on Broadway. If you've never seen SWEENEY TODD, then you must buy this DVD. I saw this production in November 1980 at Kennedy Center in Washington--and fell in love with a pre-"Murder She Wrote" Angela Lansbury. Subsequently, I tried to find any and all of her work, among them: MOVIES: "The Harvey Girls," "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "Manchurian Candidate"; CDs: "Mame," "Dear World," and "Gypsy"; and many more. The rest of the cast is flawless, too. All in all, this wonderful DVD gives us the definitive version of Sondheim's opera!
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    • May 15, 2004

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • RKO Pictures
      • The Nederlander Organization
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    • 2 hours 20 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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