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Sweeney Todd costume

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd (2007)

The lore

A vengeful barber who slits customers’ throats, whose partner turns them into meat pies.

The look

  • Black coat
  • White streak in hair
  • Razor

Behind the screams

The film won the Oscar for Art Direction. The story dates to an 1846 penny dreadful.

Credits

Created by
Stephen Sondheim (1979 musical)
Tim Burton (director)
Brought to life by
Johnny Depp
Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett