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The Tale of Sweeney Todd | |
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Screenplay by | Peter Buckman |
Story by | Peter Shaw |
Directed by | John Schlesinger |
Starring | Ben Kingsley Joanna Lumley |
Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
Country of origin | Ireland United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Ted Swanson |
Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
Editor | Mark Day |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | October 1997Hamptons International Film Festival)[1][2] | (
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1997[1][2] American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley.[3] 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.