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.
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