Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Never forget. Never forgive.
DramaHorrorwidowasylumconfessionrazorvillainmusicalbeggarbased on play or musicalchild in perilcanelustcannibal
A gothic horror-musical about vengeance and corruption in Victorian London, where a wronged man's descent into cannibalistic murder is rendered with dark beauty and operatic tragedy.
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
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