Never Forget. Never Forgive.
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.
Release date
December 20, 2007
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
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Top billed cast
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen
Production companies
Tim Burton Productions, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, DreamWorks Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, The Zanuck Company
Keywords
confession, asylum, razor, villain, widow, musical, beggar, blood splatter, based on play or musical, child in peril, cane, lust, cannibal, person on fire, incest, infatuation, shaving, social injustice, barbershop, oven, beadle, uxoricide, seaman, mother figure, folktale
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