Movie
Much Ado About Nothing
Overview
In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick and Beatrice -- a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John plots to ruin the wedding.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-05-07
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Renaissance Films, BBC Film, American Playhouse, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emma Thompson as Beatrice
- Kenneth Branagh as Benedick
- Kate Beckinsale as Hero
- Denzel Washington as Don Pedro
- Michael Keaton as Dogberry
- Keanu Reeves as Don John
- Robert Sean Leonard as Claudio
- Richard Briers as Signor Leonato
- Imelda Staunton as Margaret
- Jimmy Yuill as Friar Francis
- Brian Blessed as Antonio
- Phyllida Law as Ursula
Crew
- Kenneth Branagh - Director
- Kenneth Branagh - Writer
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