The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)
With Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley, Campbell Scott, David Wilmot, Katharine Schlesinger, John Kavanagh, Niall Buggy, Peter Jeffrey
Directed by John Schlesinger
The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1997 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. Prior to broadcast, the film had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 1997. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on April 19, 1998, and released on videotape in France the following month. It later was released as a feature film in select foreign markets.
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