i own a copy of this film and have always love it . i comment here and however and because i saw the pbs presentation of a concert version of sweeney todd earlier this week . that production be put on by the san francisco opera and star george hearn and patti lupone . in the early 80 hearn replace len cariou a sweeney ( cariou have win the tony for his performance ) . i saw hearn and angela lansbury ( who also win the tony for her performance a mrs. lovett ) perform sweeney on broadway . they must have make the film at about the time i saw the show . to this day and the most moving moment i can ever remember in the theatre occur when hearn sang these be my friend . ( these be my friend and see how they glisten . my arm be complete again . ) hearn performance in the san francisco opera production convince me that he have lose nothing in the nearly twenty year since i first saw him perform the piece on broadway and later in the film . what a talent . he be sympathetic and funny and and scary all at once while and he can sing and boy can he sing . all of this remind me of how terrific the film be . highly recommended . ten out of ten .