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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Synopsis
Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller comes to the big screen in this adaptation directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall, and Alan Rickman. Embittered at having been wrongly imprisoned and determined to seek vengeance against his accusers due to the grim fate that befell his wife and daughter while he was incarcerated, ex-convict Sweeny Todd (Depp) returns to his hometown and opens a modest barber shop. The one thing different about Todd's shop, however, is that no one who walks in for a trim is ever seen again. Subsequently branded "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by the frightened community, Todd continues with his murderous exploits with a little assistance from his amorous accomplice Mrs. Lovett (Bonham Carter) - whose popular meat pies are proven to have a most unsavory ingredient. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter Mrs. Lovett
Helena Bonham Carter Mrs. Nellie Lovett
Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd
Christopher Lee
Alan Rickman Judge Turpin
Edward Sanders Toby
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall Beadle Bamford
Sacha Baron Cohen Adolfo Pirelli
Sacha Baron Cohen Signor Adolfo Pirelli
Laura Michelle Kelly
Laura Michelle Kelly Beggar Woman
Laura Michelle Kelly Lucy
Jamie Campbell Bower Anthony Hope
Jayne Wisener
Jayne Wisener Johanna

Production Crew

David Warren Art Director
Derek Frey Associate Producer
Susie Figgis Casting
Francesca Jaynes Choreography
Dariusz Wolski Cinematographer
Katterli A. Frauenfelder Co-producer
Stephen Sondheim Composer (Music Score)
Colleen Atwood Costume Designer
Tim Burton Director
Chris Lebenzon Editor
Patrick McCormick Executive Producer
Katterli A. Frauenfelder First Assistant Director
Hugh Wheeler From Musical by
Stephen Sondheim From Musical by
Peter Owen Hair Styles
Stephen Sondheim Lyricist
Peter Owen Makeup
Michael Higham Musical Direction/Supervision
Christopher Bond Play Author
John Logan Producer
Laurie MacDonald Producer
Richard D. Zanuck Producer
Walter Parkes Producer
Dante Ferretti Production Designer
Michael Semanick Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson Re-Recording Mixer
John Logan Screenwriter
Francesca Lo Schiavo Set Decorator
Stephen Sondheim Songwriter
Steve Boeddeker Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Dawe Sound/Sound Designer
Joss Williams Special Effects Supervisor
Garry Freeman Supervising Art Director
David Evans Supervising Sound Editor
Joss Williams Visual Effects
Moving Picture Company Visual Effects
Chas Jarrett Visual Effects Supervisor
Year: 2007
Runtime:
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for graphic bloody violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Musical

Color type
Deluxe

Sound
Dolby Digital
DTS
SDDS

Produced by
DreamWorks
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Zanuck Company

Release
January 11, 2008 (USA - Wide)
by DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards
2007 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2007 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Online
2007 - Best Art Direction - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Acting Ensemble - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2007 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
2007 - Best Score - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - African American Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Las Vegas Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
2007 - Outstanding Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film - Kansas City Film Critics
2007 - Best Picture - Ohio Film Critics