A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 18th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.
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| Ray Winstone | ... | Sweeney Todd | |
| Essie Davis | ... | Mrs Lovett | |
| David Warner | ... | Fielding | |
| Tom Hardy | ... | Matthew | |
| David Bradley | ... | Sweeney's Father | |
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Roger Frost | ... | Customer |
| Anthony O'Donnell | ... | Gaoler | |
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David Foxxe | ... | Rector |
| Ben Walker | ... | Tobias | |
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Jessica Hooker | ... | Polly |
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Paul Currier | ... | Thornhill |
| Mircea Drimbareanu | ... | Mr Lovett (as Mircea Drambareanu) | |
| Gabriel Spahiu | ... | Thief | |
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Vlad Radescu | ... | Sailor |
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Bogdan Cotlet | ... | Youth |
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A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 18th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.
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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 January 2006 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Sweeney Todd - O Barbeiro Canibal See more »Company Credits
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Man in crowd: She runs a brothel with these two. Obviously hasn't been pounding the justice enough. They'll make her pay in Newgate.
Mrs Lovett: Stop it! It's wrong!
Man in crowd: Get off me! Of course you'd stick up for that sorry slut.
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Part of the plot involves a string of pearls. The Sweeney Todd story first appeared in a story entitled 'The String of Pearls: A Romance'. See more »Goofs
When Sweeney is shaving the Jailer right at the start of the program we see him shave his top lip clean, then it cuts to a close shot of Sweeney and back to the Jailer. His top lip now has a full layer of shaving foam. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Man in crowd: She runs a brothel with these two. Obviously hasn't been pounding the justice enough. They'll make her pay in Newgate.
Mrs Lovett: Stop it! It's wrong!
Man in crowd: Get off me! Of course you'd stick up for that sorry slut.
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Exactly how a wonderful story such as Sweeney Todd should be told. Everything about this production is head and shoulders above everything else. First up, we have the setting. This is truly a disgusting London, filled with waste and disease. Next we have Winstone, giving an astonishing performance. It shows how someone like Depp is a performer, but fails to attach himself to the emotional complexity of such a character. Winstone doesn't just decide that people are scum and start offing them. His first kill is a sudden and regrettable impulse. He even checks on the body later in the hopes that he isn't dead. Like so many real-life killers, Winstone's motivations come from a deep rooted psychological trauma. As he continues, the killing becomes the norm. It's his answer to vengeance, suspicion, and his way of attracting a woman. Davis is also brilliant as Lovett. For once this isn't some creepy madwoman, but a fragile and easily manipulated pawn. I can't speak highly enough of this film, or the way it demonstrates how stories from over a hundred years ago, can still be fresh and involving.