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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Sweeney Todd [videorecording] : the demon barber of Fleet Street / DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures present a Parkes/MacDonald production ; a Zanuck Company production ; produced by John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay by John Logan ; directed by Tim Burton.

Publisher, Date:

Universal City, Calif. : Dreamworks Home Entertainment, c2008.

Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Reinventing himself as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison returns to exact revenge on those who ruined his life, especially the evil Judge Turpin who sent the man to prison. Not only does he seek revenge for the cruel punishment he suffered in prison, but also for what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to his home town, he reopens his barber shop, where Mr. Todd becomes the Demon of Fleet Street. Mrs. Lovett is Sweeney's amorous accomplice who creates diabolical meat pies out of the remains of Mr. Todd's victims.

Notes:

Based on the musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler and the musical adaptation by Christopher Bond.

DVD release of the 2007 motion picture.

Special features: "Burton + Depp + Carter = Todd" featurette.

Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.

Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jayne Wisener, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Ed Sanders, Anthony Head, Peter Bowles.

DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R; graphic bloody violence.

Subjects:

Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Drama.

Barbers -- England -- London -- Drama.

Serial murderers -- England -- London -- Drama.

Revenge -- Drama.

Meat grinders -- England -- London -- Drama.

Barbería -- Inglaterra -- London -- Teatro.