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.
Cast
Emma Thompson
Beatrice
Kenneth Branagh
Benedick
Kate Beckinsale
Hero
Denzel Washington
Don Pedro of Aragon
Michael Keaton
Dogberry
Keanu Reeves
Don John
Robert Sean Leonard
Claudio
Richard Briers
Signor Leonato
Imelda Staunton
Margaret
Jimmy Yuill
Friar Francis
Brian Blessed
Antonio
Phyllida Law
Ursula
Patrick Doyle
Balthazar
Ben Elton
Verges
Andy Hockley
George Seacole
Chris Barnes
Francis Seacole
Conrad Nelson
Hugh Oatcake
Alex Lowe
Messenger
Richard Clifford
Conrade
Gerard Horan
Borachio
Alex Scott
The Boy
Edward Jewesbury
Sexton
Crew
Kenneth Branagh
Director, Writer, Producer
Andrew Marcus
Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Roger Lanser
Director of Photography
Christopher Newman
First Assistant Director
Justin Muller
Second Assistant Director
Carl Oprey
Second Assistant Director
Mark Cooper
Production Supervisor
Stephen Evans
Producer
David Parfitt
Producer
Tim Harvey
Production Design
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Designer
Jane Hamilton
Assistant Costume Designer
Stephen Miles
Assistant Costume Designer
Jennifer Graham
Costume Assistant
Susan Coates
Costume Assistant
Lorraine Cooksley
Costume Assistant
Naomi Critcher
Wardrobe Assistant
Stephanie Collie
Wardrobe Assistant
Kylie Clarke
Hairdresser
Geraldine Jones
Hairdresser
Suzanne Stokes-Munton
Hairdresser
Tracey Lee
Makeup Artist
Deborah Lanser
Makeup Artist
Paul Engelen
Makeup Supervisor
Andrew Marcus
Second Unit Director
Patrick Doyle
Original Music Composer
Simon Finney
Clapper Loader
Rosanna Roditi
Production Manager
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Martin Childs
Art Direction
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