Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
– The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London ..
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
21 Dec 2007
English, Italian
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Tim Burton
John Logan (screenplay), Hugh Wheeler (musical), Christopher Bond (musical adaptation)
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
In the Victorian London, the barber Benjamin Barker is married to the gorgeous Lucy and they have a lovely child, Johanna. The beauty of Lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt Judge Turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses Lucy later after gaining custody of her. After fifteen years in exile, Benjamin returns to London under the new identity of Sweeney Todd, seeking revenge against Turpin. He meets the widow Mrs. Lovett who is the owner of a meat pie shop who tells him that Lucy swallowed arsenic many years ago, and Turpin assigned himself tutor of Johanna. He opens a barber shop above her store, initiating a crime rampage against those who made him suffer and lose his beloved family.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 75 nominations.
$52,900,000
DreamWorks/Paramount Studios