The main villain is the judge. But the Beadle, the judge's accomplise, is a pretty nasty guy too.
And of course, Sweeney Todd and Mrs' Lovett aren't all that great either, they are killing and baking people in to pies.
Johanna, the daughter of Sweeney Todd but adopted by Judge Turpin when Sweeney was sent to Australia as a prisoner.
Benjamin Barker was his name in the film and stage shows, and then he came back after 15 years, and renamed himself Sweeney Todd, so nobody would recognize him. If you are talking about the "real Sweeney Todd, they said it was similar to Sweeney Todd, but no one really knows.
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A main component of the tale of Sweeney Todd is the baking of his victims into meat pies. After Todd murdered his victims, his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett baked them into meat pies and then sold them to customers.
Answer: One must remember that Sweeney Todd returned to London illegally, and therefore could not parade around using his old name, which Judge Turpin would immediatly recognise. Sweeney Todd was just a name he chose to use while residing in London.
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I assume you are referring to Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd, which was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.There have been quite a few totally, completely different versions of the Sweeney Todd story. For example, Ben Kingsley stars as Sweeney Todd in a version that could not be more different. There's no revenge story, no Lucy and Johanna, no Judge Turpin, etc. In the Ben Kingsley version, Sweeney is a greedy villain, rather than a tragic character motivated by revenge.Anyway, in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Judge Turpin is Sweeney's principal enemy.
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This depends on which version is being referred to. Below is a list (in chronological order) of versions of Sweeney Todd and the names of the actors in title role. Sweeney Todd (Original stage production 1979)-Len Cariou, who was later replaced by George Hearn in 1980 Sweeney Todd (revival stage production 1989)- George Hearn Sweeney Todd (London revival 1993)- Alun Armstrong Sweeney Todd (London revival 2004) Paul Hegarty Sweeney Todd (Broadway revival 2005)- Michael Cerveris Sweeney Todd (movie 2007)- Johnny Depp There is another London revival planned for 2011 with Michael Ball as the title role.
The Sweeney Todd movie is a 18.
Sweeney Todd - ballet - was created in 1959.
The musical Sweeney Todd was composed by Stephen Sondheim. The origin of the character is unknown- it's simply an urban legend. However, Sweeney made his first appearance in the Thomas Peckett Prest story String Pearls.
Sweeny Todd was written by Stephen Sondheim, and you can buy music for all types of instruments on line, and there are also books of the entire score.
Although some people vehemently insist that Sweeney Todd was a real person (see the first Related Link below), most historians believe that he was only ever an urban legend. In other words, there is no real Sweeney Todd.
The duration of The Tale of Sweeney Todd is 1.63 hours.
The name of the movie is 'Sweeney Todd'. With Johnny Depp starring as Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. HA!
Can anyone tellm the exact month and date Sweeney Todd was born?