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The Tale of Sweeney Todd

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 30, 1998

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Horror, Mystery, TV Movie

User Score

57%

Original Title

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Director

John Schlesinger

Description

The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned meat pies. A young innocent (Selina Boyack) and the dashing inspector (Campbell Scott) who tries to solve the murders are also thrown into the mix.