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Sweeney Todd the demon barber Of Fleet Street

Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife...

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Corporate Author: Dreamworks Pictures., Parkes/MacDonald Productions., Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), Zanuck Company., Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Logan, John, 1961-, MacDonald, Laurie., Parkes, Walter F., Zanuck, Richard D., Burton, Tim, 1958-, Depp, Johnny., Bonham Carter, Helena, 1966-, Rickman, Alan., Spall, Timothy, 1957-, Baron Cohen, Sacha, 1971-, Wisener, Jayne., Bower, Jamie Campbell., Kelly, Laura Michelle., Sanders, Ed., Head, Anthony Stewart, 1954-, Bowles, Peter, 1936-, Sondheim, Stephen., Wheeler, Hugh., Bond, Christopher.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008]
Subjects:
Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) > Drama.
Barbers > Drama.
Serial murderers > England > London > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Meat grinders > England > London > Drama.
Fleet Street (London, England) > Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror films.
Musical films.
Suspense films.
Summary: Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims.
Item Description: Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler and the musical adaptation by Christopher Bond.
DVD release of the 2007 motion picture.
Special features: commentary by Tim Burton; "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" featurette.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; graphic bloody violence.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Chas Jarrett.
ISBN: 1415738912
9781415738917

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