| Description |
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital surround 5.1 (English). |
| Cast |
Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, and the original Broadway cast. |
| Note |
Filmed before a live audience at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles during the 1982 National tour. |
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Based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond; original play by George Dibdin Pitt. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Credits |
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by Hugh Wheeler; directed for the stage by Harold Prince; production designer, Eugene Lee; lighting, Ken Billington; costumes, Franne Lee; musical director, Paul Gemignani; dance and movement, Larry Fuller; cameras, Lew Adams [and others]; editors, Jimmy B. Frazier, Ken Laski. |
| Summary |
Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. So Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime, barber Sweeney Todd. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Bond, C. G. (Christopher Godfrey), 1945- -- Film adaptations.
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Bond, C. G. (Christopher Godfrey), 1945- |
| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| Subject |
Barbers -- Drama.
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Barbers. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Murder -- Drama.
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Murder. |
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Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) -- Drama.
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Todd, Sweeney (Legendary character) |
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Fleet Street (London, England) -- Drama.
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England -- London -- Fleet Street. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musicals.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Musicals.
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Film adaptations.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Hughes, Terry (Terry W.)
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Burns, Bonnie, 1949-
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-2022.
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Hearn, George.
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Sondheim, Stephen.
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Wheeler, Hugh, 1912-1987.
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Prince, Harold, 1928-2019.
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Bond, C. G. (Christopher Godfrey), 1945-
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Pitt, George Dibdin, 1799-1855.
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RKO/Nederlander Productions.
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Entertainment Channel.
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Turner Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Sweeney Todd (Television program : 1982) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009037873
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Demon barber of Fleet Street |
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Barber of Fleet Street |
| ISBN |
078064669X |
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9780780646698 |
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141986792X |
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9781419867927 |
| Standard No. |
053939675023 |
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883929017683 |
| Music No. |
WART6750 Turner Home Entertainment |
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T6750 Turner Home Entertainment |
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