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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 2007 gothic musical slasher film [7] directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John Logan, based on the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, which in turn is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, also known as Sweeney Todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. It is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond. The character of Sweeney Todd first appeared in a Victorian penny dreadful titled The String of Pearls.
Burton's work on Sweeney Todd won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director, [29] received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director, [30] and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film blends explicit gore and Broadway tunes and was well received by critics.
Burton in 2012. Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, animator, puppeteer, and actor.. He is known for his gothic horror and fantasy films, such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ...
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998), directed by John Schlesinger, a made-for-television version first broadcast by the Showtime network, featuring Ben Kingsley as Sweeney Todd, Joanna Lumley as Mrs. Lovett, and Campbell Scott as Ben Carlyle, a police inspector; commissioned by British Sky Broadcasting for which Ben Kingsley received a Screen ...
Leonard Joseph Cariou OC OM (/ ˈ k ær i u /; born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian stage actor, singer and stage director.He gained prominence for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) alongside Angela Lansbury for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Lonny Price (born March 9, 1959) is an American director, actor, and writer, primarily in theatre.He is best known for his New York directing work, including Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, Company, and Sondheim!
1926: Sweeney Todd; 1928: Sweeney Todd is an adaptation of the 1847 play. 1936: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is an adaptation of the 1847 play. 1970: Bloodthirsty Butchers; 2007: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is an adaptation of the 1979 musical, and is directed by Tim Burton.