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The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a film of genre Drama directed by John Schlesinger released in USA on 19 april 1998 with Ben Kingsley
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 april 1998
Length 1h38
Directed by John Schlesinger
Themes Serial killer films
Rating60%
The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 American television movie directed by John Schlesinger. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998 and released on videotape in France the following month. It later was released as a feature film in select foreign markets.
Synopsis
Set in 19th Century London, the story focuses on Sweeney Todd (Ben Kingsley), a murderous barber whose business provides him with two profitable sidelines, the sale of his victims' jewelry and the disposal of their bodies to his mistress Mrs. Lovett (Joanna Lumley), who uses them to prepare meat pies for her unsuspecting clientele.Actors
Ben Kingsley
(Sweeney Todd)
Joanna Lumley
(Mrs. Lovett)
Campbell Scott
(Ben Carlyle)
Katharine Schlesinger
(Lucy)
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