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Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of Fleet street /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 35006 | Paramount Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415738912
  • 9781415738917
Other title:
  • Demon barber of Fleet street
Uniform titles:
  • Sweeney Todd (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.S554 S944649 2008
Online resources: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Dariusz Wolski ; editor, Chris Lebenzon ; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; visual effects supervisor, Chas Jarrett ; produced by John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay by John Logan ; directed by Tim Burton.
Awards:
  • Golden Globes, 2008: Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Depp)
Cast: 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.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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
VID VID Chamberlin Free Public Library Video DVD SWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34517000243645

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

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

Special features include: commentary by Tim Burton; "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 ; visual effects supervisor, Chas Jarrett ; produced by John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter Parkes, Richard D. Zanuck ; screenplay by John Logan ; directed by Tim Burton.

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.

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.

MPAA rating: R; graphic bloody violence.

DVD ; region 1 ; NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

Soundtrack in English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish, with English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Closed captioned.

Golden Globes, 2008: Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy (Depp)

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