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Bloodthirsty Butchers is a 1970 horror film directed by Andy Milligan and starring Michael Cox, Linda Driver, Jane Helay, and Bernard Kaler. It is an adaptation of the notorious story of Sweeney Todd. The film was released as a double feature with Torture Dungeon.

Bloodthirsty Butchers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andy Milligan
Written by	Andy Milligan John Borske
Produced by	William Mishkin
Starring	Michael Cox Linda Driver Jane Helay Bernard Kaler
Cinematography	Andy Milligan
Edited by	Andy Milligan
Production companies	Constitution Films, Inc.
Distributed by	William Mishkin Motion Pictures, Inc.
Release date	January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18,000 (estimated)

Plot

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An updated version of the Sweeney Todd legend, this melodrama tells the tale of a murderous barber, Sweeney Todd, who supplies raw meat for his neighbor, Mrs. Lovett, who runs a pie shop. Amid the resulting carnage is a romantic sub-plot, although the film focuses mainly on the gore.[1]

Cast

• Annabella Wood as Johanna
• Berwick Kaler as Tobias Ragg
• Jane Helay as Mrs. Lovett
• John Miranda as Sweeney Todd

Release

Bloodthirsty Butchers premiered on 23 January 1970 and was re-released in a special screening of the Milligan Mania as part of the Cinedelphia Film Festival on 10 April 2015 over Exhumed Films.[2]

Home media

Bloodthirsty Butchers was first released on VHS in the mid 1980s by the defunct video company Midnight Video. The film was released for the first time on DVD by Films Around The World Inc. on January 1, 2013. The company would re-released the film on August 28, 2018.[3]

Reception

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TV Guide rated the film one out of four stars, calling it a "gory and typically cheap retelling of the Sweeney Todd legend".[4]

References

External links

• Bloodthirsty Butchers at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Bloodthirsty Butchers at AllMovie
• Bloodthirsty Butchers at IMDb
• Bloodthirsty Butchers at Rotten Tomatoes

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