The Tale of Sweeney Todd

This razor-sharp retelling of the familiar Demon Barber legend is set in turn-of-the-century London, where barber Sweeney runs a cutting-edge business — selling his murder victims’ jewelry and contracting Mrs. Lovet to use her meat grinder to prepare tasty “meat pies.” Meanwhile, American insurance investigator Ben tracks missing diamonds., Thrilling version of the classic macabre tale in which Ben Kingsley plays the role of Sweeney Todd, the Fleet Street barber who gives some of his clients too close a shave. Mannheim, a prosperous diamond merchant, goes missing along with £50,000 worth of gems, prompting American investigator Ben Carlyle (Campbell Scott) to make the journey to London. It is here that he discovers the sordid truth about the disappearance of Mannheim, along with other prosperous Fleet Street merchants. When Ben unearths the secret ingredient in the meat pies of Mrs Lovett (Joanna Lumley), Sweeney’s neighbour and lover, he knows he must confront the gruesome pair. In a gripping conclusion, the truth about Sweeney’s life of murder and cannibalism is revealed., Ben Kingsley plays the “Demon Barber,” whose tonsorial trade masks a penchant for murder in 18th-century London. Ben: Campbell Scott. Mrs. Lovett: Joanna Lumley. Alice: Selina Boyack. Tom: David Wilmot. Charlie: Sean O’Flanagain. Directed by John Schlesinger.