Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Brief Synopsis
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Benjamin Barker, a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who
Cast & Crew
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Tim Burton
Director
Philip Philmar
Johnson Willis
Harry C Taylor
Jon Paul Hevey
Gabriella Freeman
Film Details
Also Known As
Sweeney Todd
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Family
Horror
Musical
Period
Satire
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Synopsis
Benjamin Barker, a man unjustly sent to prison by a lecherous judge, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again."
Director
Tim Burton
Director
Cast
Philip Philmar
Johnson Willis
Harry C Taylor
Jon Paul Hevey
Gabriella Freeman
Sue Maund
Laura Sanchez
John Paton
Timothy Spall
Tom Pleydell-pearce
Liza Sadovy
Colin Higgins
Jonathan Williams
Aron Paramor
Andy Richards
Vocals
Laura Michelle Kelly
Ian Mclarnon
Graham Bohea
Sacha Baron Cohen
Alan Rickman
Adam Roach
Emma Hewitt
Marcus Cunningham
Toby Hefferman
Nicholas Hewetson
Jayne Wisener
Ed Sanders
Norman Rees
Jess Murphy
Mandy Holliday
David Mckail
Lee Whitlock
Gemma Grey
Helena Bonham Carter
Jody Halse
Jane Fowler
Helen Slaymaker
Buck Holland
Nick Haverson
Phill Woodfine
Gracie May
Christopher Lee
Peter Mountain
Bruce Witkin
Vocals
Kira Woolman
Charlotte Child
Jamie Campbell Bower
Daniel Lusardi
Stephen Ashfield
Jerry Judge
Ava May
Gaye Brown
Johnny Depp
William Oxborrow
Crew
Tony Abejuro
Visual Effects
Ian Adam
Coach
Seann Alderking
Music
Douglas Allam
Modelmaker
Lucy Allen
Stunt Performer
Kevin Amos
Music
Rob Andrews
Cgi Artist
Lucy Ardizzone
Production Assistant
Chris Armsden
Software Engineer
Atanas Atanasov
Cg Supervisor
Colleen Atwood
Costume Designer
Drago Avdalovic
Character Animation
Henry Badgett
Digital Effects Artist
Natasha Bailey
Seamstress Supervisor
David Balfour
Property Master
Ken Barley
Plasterer
Joe Barlow
Assistant Director
Harry Barnes
Foley Editor
Chris Barrett
Music Engineer
Dan Barrow
Visual Effects
Vanessa Bastyan
Prosthetic Makeup
Kevin Baulcomb
Production Assistant
Renaud Bergeron
Cgi Artist
Brenda Berrisford
Associate Producer
George Bird
Electrician
Karen Birtchnell
Accounting Assistant
Michelle Blok
Visual Effects
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Christopher Bond
Source Material
Dennis Bovington
Carpenter
Guy Bradley
Art Director
Anna Bregman
Art Department
Ben Broadbridge
Special Effects Technician
James Broom
Accounting Assistant
Steven Browell
Sound Editor
Emma Brown
Seamstress Supervisor
Gary Brozenich
Visual Effects Supervisor
Izet Buco
Digital Effects Artist
Andy Bull
3-D Artist
Andrew Bunday
Software Engineer
Peter Burgess
Foley Artist
Dominic Buttimore
Titles
Jamie Campbell Bower
Song Performer
Daniel Canfora
Cgi Artist
Jon Capleton
Visual Effects
Keith Carey
Rigging Electrician
Helena Bonham Carter
Song Performer
Miraphora Caruso
Graphics Coordinator
Joe Cassar
Carpenter
Myriam Catrin
Digital Effects Artist
Martin Chamney
Visual Effects
Richard Cheal
Models
Richard Cheal
Sculptor
David Cheesman
Props
Mike Chiado
Film Lab
Charlotte Child
Costumer
Alessandro Cioffi
Digital Effects Artist
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
James Clarke
Film Lab
Sacha Baron Cohen
Song Performer
Marlon Cole
Propman
Clare Collingridge
Editorial Production Assistant
Hayley Collins
Digital Effects Artist
John Conroy
Assistant Camera
John Conroy
Director Of Photography
Charlotte Copson
Costumes
Maria Cork
Prosthetic Makeup
Alfonso Cottier
Cg Supervisor
William Coubrough
Art Department
Tom Cowland
Software Engineer
Graham Cristie
Cgi Artist
Chris Dale
Assistant Camera
Rupert Davies
Digital Effects Artist
Tony Dawe
Sound Mixer
Garry Dawson
Props
Keith Dawson
Special Effects Technician
Michael Dawson
Special Effects Supervisor
Graham Day
Rotoscope Animator
Carlos De Carvalho
Assistant Camera
Christi Dembrowski
Assistant
Johnny Depp
Song Performer
Stephen Deuters
Assistant
Stuart Digby
Special Effects Technician
Peter Dorme
Assistant Art Director
Paul Driver
Visual Effects
Ricky Dunning
Production
Kevin Edland
Chief Lighting Technician
Clint Edwards
Rigging Electrician
Michael Elson
Visual Effects Producer
Rebecca Elson
Production Assistant
Jody Eltham
Special Effects Technician
Rick English
Stunt Performer
Alexia Evans
Props
David Evans
Supervising Sound Editor
Kathy Ewings
Production Accountant
Ben Falcone
Cgi Artist
Mark Farrington
Titles
Leslee Feldman
Casting
Dante Ferretti
Production Designer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Nana Fischer
Hair
Nana Fischer
Makeup
David Fish
Cgi Artist
Jack Flemming
Production Assistant
John Flemming
Grip
Alex Fong
Assistant
Katterli Frauenfelder
Assistant Director
Gary Freeman
Art Director
Derek Frey
Associate Producer
James Furlong
Digital Effects Artist
Stuart Fyvie
Colorist
Emma Gaffney
Assistant Editor
Leah Gallo
Photography
Michael Gardiner
Plasterer
Peter Gardiner
Compositing Supervisor
Charlie Gaynor
Carpenter
Mark Geeson
Props
Steve Gell
Wardrobe
Paul Gemignani
Music Conductor
Dick George
Props
Martin George
Painter
David Gibbons
Matte Painter
Jamie Gigot
Cgi Artist
Chris Gilbertson
Generator Operator
Lucinda Glenn
Visual Effects
Julian Gnass
Digital Effects Artist
Lisa Gonzalez
Cg Supervisor
Paul Gooch
Hair
Paul Gooch
Makeup
Ben Goodson
Digital Effects Artist
Rob Gordon
Visual Effects
Adam Gough
Apprentice Editor
Scott Goulding
Visual Effects
Claire Green
Production Assistant
Philip Greenlow
Visual Effects
Chris Greenwood
Plasterer
Christine Greenwood
Makeup
Christine Greenwood
Hair
Emily Greenwood
Visual Effects
Isobel Griffiths
Original Music
Fionn Groeger
Production Assistant
Alex Guri
Digital Effects Artist
Andrew Haddock
Video
Luke Haddock
Video
Les Hall
Carpenter
Shay Hamias
Animation Supervisor
Faraz Hammed
Visual Effects
Qian Han
Digital Effects Artist
Giles Harding
Visual Effects
Bob Harper
Painter
Jo Harrop
Production Coordinator
Alix Harwood
Painter
Alix Harwood
Sculptor
Amelia Hashemi
Casting Assistant
Nicholas Hatch
Visual Effects
Peter Hawkins
Rigging Electrician
Garry Hayes
Construction
Toby Hefferman
Assistant Director
Alex Heffes
Music Arranger
Stefan Henrix
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Emma Hepple
Animal Wrangler
Jennifer Herbert
Digital Effects Artist
John Higgins
Chief Lighting Technician
Mike Higham
Music Editor
Mike Higham
Music Arranger
Robert Hill
Props
Timmy Hoffman
Cgi Artist
Buck Holland
Assistant
Jason Horwood
Stand-In
Greg Howe-davies
Digital Effects Artist
Charles Howes
Tutor
Sarah Hunt
Accountant
Ryan Hutchings
Rotoscope Animator
Eunice Huthart
Stunt Coordinator
Christine Ivall
Art Department
Duncan Jarman
Prosthetic Makeup
Chas Jarrett
Visual Effects Supervisor
Francesca Jaynes
Choreographer
Ilenka Jelowicki
Casting
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Drew Jones
Visual Effects Producer
Keith Jones
Rotoscope Animator
Mark Jones
Visual Effects
Simon Jones
Transportation Captain
Terry Jones
Prosthetic Makeup
Guillaume Julien
Cg Supervisor
Ilyas Kaduji
Digital Effects Artist
Scott Keery
Props
Gary Keller
Production Assistant
James D Kelly
Photography
Liberty Kelly
Costumes
Colleen Kelsall
Assistant Costume Designer
Tom Kemplen
Assistant Editor
Julian Kershaw
Original Music
Babek Khataee
Software Engineer
Elaine Kieran
Software Engineer
Andrea King
Foley Artist
Alec Knox
Cgi Artist
Eva Kuntz
Production Assistant
Kirsty Lamb
Digital Effects Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Sweeney Todd
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Dark Comedy
Drama
Family
Horror
Musical
Period
Satire
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Award Wins
Set Decoration
2007
Award Nominations
Best Actor
2007
Johnny Depp
Best Costume Design
2007
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Director by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2007 award for Excellence in Period Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 2007 Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical by the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Released in United States Winter December 21, 2007
Released in United States on Video April 1, 2008
Based on the Broadway musical "Sweeney Todd" by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler which opened on Broadway March 1, 1979 at the Uris Theatre starring Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury.
Laurie Parker, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were previously attached as producers.
Tim Burton was previously attached to direct, but came back on board after his project "Ripley's Believe It or Not" was post-poned. Sam Mendes was in discussions to direct before Burton came back on board.
Production was temporarily halted when Depp's daughter, Lily, fell ill to a severe E-Coli infection.
Released in United States Winter December 21, 2007
Released in United States on Video April 1, 2008
Winner of the 2007 award for Best Art Direction by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
