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Much Ado About Nothing
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.
1993 · Directed by Kenneth Branagh · 111 min · Drama · Comedy · Romance · 9 frames
Tagline
Romance. Mischief. Seduction. Revenge. Remarkable.
Crew
- Written by: Kenneth Branagh
- Cinematography: Roger Lanser
- Edited by: Andrew Marcus
- Music: Patrick Doyle
- Production design: Tim Harvey
- Produced by: Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Evans, David Parfitt
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
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Renaissance Films, BBC Film, American Playhouse, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Budget: $11,000,000
- Box office: $22,600,000
- Themes: new love, rage and hate, bachelor, masked ball, lover, villain, based on play or musical, wedding, intrigue, mischievous
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