Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.6/10   

Directors:

Terry Hughes
Harold Prince

Escritores:

Christopher Bond (play)
Hugh Wheeler (musical)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

12 septiembre 1982 (USA)

Género:

Musical | Drama | Suspenso | Horror

Plot:

Benjamin Barker alias Sweeney Todd, returns to London after being deported to find out what happened...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Barber | Murder | Trapdoor | Imprisonment

Premios:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Incredible, INCREDIBLE show

Reparto

Angela Lansbury	...	Nellie Lovett
George Hearn	...	Sweeney Todd
Cris Groenendaal	...	Anthony Hope
Sara Woods	...	Beggar Woman
Edmund Lyndeck	...	Judge Turpin
Calvin Remsberg	...	The Beadle
Betsy Joslyn	...	Johanna
Sal Mistretta	...	Pirelli
Spain Logue	...	Birdseller
Walter Charles	...	Passerby
Michael Kalinyen	...	Jonas Fogg
Roy Gioconda	...	Company
Skip Harris	...	Company
Duane Morris	...	Company
Patricia Parker	...	Company

También conocida como:

Sweeney Todd (Australia)

Duración:

140 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Canada:14A | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | UK:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center - 135 N. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

RKO Pictures

Trivialidades:

The original Broadway production starring Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou opened at the Uris Theater on February 6, 1979, ran for 557 performances and won the 1979 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: The Beggar Woman's mouth does not quite move in time with her final verses in "Johanna" (Act II).

Citas:

[first lines]
Man: [singing] Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd. His skin was pale and his eye was odd. He shaved the faces of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again. He trod a path that few have trod, Did Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Show No. 105 (#1.5)" (1998)

Incredible, INCREDIBLE show

Even if you're not a "theatre person," I highly recommend that you see this. Based off of a play of the same name by Christopher Bond (which, in turn, had been based off of an old London legend), Sondheim did a wonderful job bringing it to the musical theatre stage. The score is just amazing-- by far Sondheim's best, and probably one of the best scores written for a musical ever. The show was cast extremely well, my only complaint being of Betsy Joscelyn's portrayal of Johanna. It;s good, mind you, and she's a very versatile actress, but she just doesn't sing "Greenfinch and Linnet Bird" too well. But other than that, it's all phenomenal-- Angela Lansbury *made* the role of Mrs. Lovette, and she just does it so well. George Hearn was a good replacement for Len Cariou in the title role, and Ken Jennings gives a great performance as Tobias. The ending will give you chills. Top marks for a wonderful show.