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

Beatrice

Kenneth Branagh

Benedick

Kate Beckinsale

Hero

Denzel Washington

Don Pedro

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