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The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 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. 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.
Original Release
04/19/1998
US Release
04/19/1998
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Kingsley | Sweeney Todd |
Campbell Scott | Ben Carlyle |
Joanna Lumley | Mrs. Lovett |
Selina Boyack | Alice |
David Wilmot | Tom |
Katharine Schlesinger | Lucy |
John Kavanagh | Rutledge |
Joe Savino | Chambers |
Niall Buggy | Vicar |
Peter Jeffrey | Dr. Maxwell |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ben Kingsley | Sweeney Todd |
Campbell Scott | Ben Carlyle |
Joanna Lumley | Mrs. Lovett |
Selina Boyack | Alice |
David Wilmot | Tom |
Katharine Schlesinger | Lucy |
John Kavanagh | Rutledge |
Joe Savino | Chambers |
Niall Buggy | Vicar |
Peter Jeffrey | Dr. Maxwell |
Peter Woodthorpe | Mannheim |
Bosco Hogan | Head Clerk |
Birdy Sweeney | Elderly Cutter |
Des Braiden | Bald Toothless Man |
Gerard Walsh | Customer with Wig |
David Heap | Footman |
Sandy Kennedy | Prostitute |
Toby Bradford | Pieman |
Frankie McCafferty | Pieman |
Simon Mulholland | Davis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gary Dartnall | Executive Producer |
Monica Foster | Executive Producer |
Robert A. Halmi | Executive Producer |
Peter Shaw | Executive Producer |
Peter Shaw | Producer |
Paul Lowin | Producer |
Morgan O'Sullivan | Producer |
Ted Swanson | Producer |
Robert A. Halmi | Producer |
Monica Foster | Producer |
Gary Dartnall | Producer |