Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - Overview - MSN Movies

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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R,1hr 57min
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2007
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Dreamworks Video
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 ... Full Synopsis
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Featured Cast
Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett, Mrs. Nellie Lovett
Signor Adolfo Pirelli, Adolfo Pirelli
Judge Turpin
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