Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Year:

2007

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Musical | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

Tim Burton

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 33 wins & 55 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-12-21

Filming Locations: Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $50,000,000

Opening Weekend: $13,635,390 (USA) (23 December 2007)

Gross: $52,898,073 (USA) (20 March 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Johnny Depp

Sweeney Todd

Helena Bonham Carter

Mrs. Lovett

Alan Rickman

Judge Turpin

Timothy Spall

Beadle

Sacha Baron Cohen

Pirelli

Jamie Campbell Bower

Anthony

Laura Michelle Kelly

Lucy

Jayne Wisener

Johanna

Ed Sanders

Toby

Gracie May

Baby Johanna

Ava May

Baby Johanna

Gabriella Freeman

Baby Johanna

Jody Halse

Policeman

Aron Paramor

Policeman

Lee Whitlock

Policeman

Nick Haverson

Pirelli & Todd Customer

Mandy Holliday

Pirelli & Todd Customer

Colin Higgins

Elixir Sniffing Customer

John Paton

Gasping Man

Graham Bohea

Contest Bald Man

Daniel Lusardi

Boy Prisoner

Ian McLarnon

Man in Need of a Shave

Phill Woodfine

Shave Customer Slit Throat

Toby Hefferman

Happy Customer

Charlotte Child

Happy Customer's Wife

Kira Woolman

Happy Customer's Child

Helen Slaymaker

Jolly Friend

Jess Murphy

Jolly Friend

Nicholas Hewetson

Jolly Friend

Adam Roach

Jolly Friend

Marcus Cunningham

Jolly Friend

David McKail

Minister

Philip Philmar

Mr. Fogg

Gemma Grey

Inmate

Sue Maund

Inmate

Emma Hewitt

Inmate

Buck Holland

Barber Customer

Peter Mountain

Fleet Street Dandy

Harry Taylor

Mr. Lovett

Stephen Ashfield

Pie Customer

Jerry Judge

Pie Customer

Norman Campbell Rees

Pie Customer (as Norman Rees)

Jonathan Williams

Pie Customer

William Oxborrow

Pie Customer

Tom Pleydell-Pearce

Pie Customer (as Tom Pearce)

Laura Sanchez

Pie Customer

Johnson Willis

Pie Customer

Jon-Paul Hevey

Pie Customer

Liza Sadovy

Pie Customer

Jane Fowler

Pie Customer

Gaye Brown

Pie Customer

Shane James Bordas

St. Dunstan's Market Patron (uncredited)

Stefana Brancastle

Lady in the Market (uncredited)

Victoria Bull

Blonde Madwoman (uncredited)

Cecilia Colby

Dancer (uncredited)

Neil Findlater

Vicar (uncredited)

Elizabeth Ford

Mother (uncredited)

Tim Glanfield

Road Digger (uncredited)

Kas Graham

Music Box Man (uncredited)

Kasia Halpin

Market Girl

Anthony Head

Man in street - greets Todd after competition (uncredited)

Les Loveday

Bird Seller (uncredited)

Vince McGahon

Poet (uncredited)

Laura Meakin

Asylum Patient (uncredited)

Sophie Morris-Sheppard

Mad Woman in the Asylum (uncredited)

Nick Thomas-Webster

Opium Den Customer (uncredited)

Paul Vigrass

City Gentleman (uncredited)

Vesna Vujat

Market Lady (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Len Cariou won the 1979 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Musical for "Sweeny Todd" for portraying the title role.

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Four "Harry Potter" series alumni appear in this version of "Sweeney Todd" - Helena Bonham Carter (Mrs. Lovett / Bellatrix Lestrange), Alan Rickman (Judge Turpin / Severus Snape), Timothy Spall (Beadle / Peter Pettigrew), and Jamie Campbell Bower (Anthony HOPE / Gellert Grindelwald).

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The address on Mrs. Lovett's shop - Number 186 - is a reference to the London legend of Sweeney Todd, which placed his barber shop at this very address.

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Goofs

When Sweeney is holding up his blade with blood on it, from some shots it has blood dripping down it, and in other shots it has blood smeared on it.

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When Mrs. Lovett is singing "The Worst Pies In London" she is seen pressing on dough on her counter from behind her hand. She leans over to push on it, and the shot changes to in front of her, where she leans over to push on it again.

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When Pirelli pulls out an Italian flag, it is the current type - tricolor. Not the pre-1946 flag which had a coat of arms on the white bar.

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Quotes

Sweeney Todd: [sung] They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why! Because in all of the whole human race, Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two. There's the one staying put in his proper place and one with his foot in the other one's face. Look at me, Mrs Lovett! Look at you! No, we all deserve to die... Even you, Mrs Lovett, even I! Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief. For the rest of us death will be a relief. We all deserve to die... And I'll never see Johanna, no I'll never hug my girl to me... FINISHED!

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Man in street - greets Todd after competition: Congratulations, Mr. Todd. May I ask you, sir, do you have your own establishment?

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Judge Turpin: How seldom it is one meets a fellow spirit.

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Faq

Q

What is written in the note that Sweeney sends to Judge Turpin?

A

The note reads: ;Honorable Judge Turpin, I write this urgent note to warn you that the young sailor has abducted your ward Johanna. Hoping to earn your favor, I have persuaded the boy to bring her here tonight to my shop. Hurry after nightfall, and she will be waiting.

Q

Why is "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd'' only in the film as an instrumental?

A

The Ballad serves as a "Greek chorus" providing back story for the stage show; yet, Burton has the luxury of showing us what happens to Benjamin Barker and his wife, so the chorus became obsolete.

Q

What is a beadle?

A

A beadle is a Parish bailiff. They don't exist anymore. A parish is the administrative area around a church. A bailiff is the officer of the parish who deals with the practicalities of the local laws - this film is set prior to the formation of the British police.

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