Buy or Rent: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Cast
Johnny Depp
Helena Bohnam-Carter
Sacha Baron Cohen
Director
Tim Burton
Details
Theatrical Release: 2008
Synopsis
Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton reteam following their worldwide blockbuster Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to bring a Broadway masterpiece to the big screen--Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Based on a true events, this darkly comic musical tale tells the story of London barber Benjamin Barker (Depp--Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) unjustly sentenced to a prison term in Australia by a judge who covets Barker's wife. When Barker returns to England, he takes up his former profession, using the name Sweeney Todd--and slits the throats of customers who come into his shop. Now, while Sweeney confronts to problem of accumulating corpses, a local businesswoman finds a novel and enterprising use for the bodies . . . a bloody business that profits them both.

System Requirements for Download to Rent and Download to Own

  • Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server

  • Windows Media Player 11

  • Broadband internet connection

  • Sufficient space on your hard drive (at least 2GB)

  • Sound card for audio playback