Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

111 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 7, 1993

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.

Much Ado About Nothing

111 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | May 7, 1993

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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers BBC Films, Renaissance Films, American Playhouse
Original title Much Ado About Nothing
Directors Carl Oprey, Justin Muller, Andrew Marcus, Christopher Newman, Kenneth Branagh
Writers Kenneth Branagh, William Shakespeare

Cast

Emma Thompson

as Beatrice

Kenneth Branagh

as Benedick

Robert Sean Leonard

as Claudio

Kate Beckinsale

as Hero

Denzel Washington

as Don Pedro of Aragon

Richard Briers

as Signor Leonato

Imelda Staunton

as Margaret

Keanu Reeves

as Don John

Michael Keaton

as Dogberry

Jimmy Yuill

as Friar Francis

Brian Blessed

as Antonio

Phyllida Law

as Ursula

Patrick Doyle

as Balthazar

Ben Elton

as Verges

Andy Hockley

as George Seacole

Chris Barnes

as Francis Seacole

Conrad Nelson

as Hugh Oatcake

Alex Lowe

as Messenger

Richard Clifford

as Conrade

Gerard Horan

as Borachio

Alex Scott

as The Boy

Edward Jewesbury

as Sexton