The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Genre

mystery film

Country

United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to London seeking revenge after being wrongly imprisoned. He opens a barbershop and begins a series of murders.

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What happens

The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1997 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. Prior to broadcast, the film had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 1997. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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