| Other author/creator | Branagh, Kenneth. |
| Other author/creator | Evans, Stephen. |
| Other author/creator | Parfitt, David, 1958- |
| Other author/creator | Doyle, Patrick, 1953- composer. |
| Other author/creator | Briers, Richard. |
| Other author/creator | Keaton, Michael, 1951- |
| Other author/creator | Leonard, Robert Sean, 1969- |
| Other author/creator | Reeves, Keanu. |
| Other author/creator | Thompson, Emma. |
| Other author/creator | Washington, Denzel, 1954- |
| Other author/creator | Beckinsale, Kate. |
| Other author/creator | Blessed, Brian. |
| Other author/creator | Clifford, Richard. |
| Other author/creator | Elton, Ben. |
| Other author/creator | Horan, Gerard. |
| Other author/creator | Law, Phyllida, 1932- |
| Other author/creator | Staunton, Imelda, 1956- |
| Other author/creator | Yuill, Jimmy, 1959- |
| Other author/creator | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing. |
| Other author/creator | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. |
| Other author/creator | Samuel Goldwyn Co. |
| Other author/creator | Renaissance Films (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | American Playhouse Theatrical Films. |
| Other author/creator | BBC Films. |
| Other author/creator | MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
| Uniform title | Much ado about nothing (Motion picture : 1993) |
| Contents |
Main titles/Heroes' welcome -- Jewel -- Fair disguise -- "A plain villain" -- Masquerade -- Merry for love -- Benedick bemused -- "Taming my wild heart" -- Night watchmen -- Nothing is as it seems -- Dying to live -- What he will do for love -- Gentlemen -- Challenge -- Father's plan -- Mourning after -- Good news -- Taking thy hand -- "A miracle" -- Many happy returns/End credits. |
| Abstract |
With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises a mischief: a romantic trap for arrogant confirmed bachelor Benedick, and the sharp-tongued Beatrice, his favorite verbal jousting partner. For Beatrice, the man she loves to hate may well be the perfect foil for her in their "merry war" of the sexes. The amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be "much ado about nothing." |
| Local note | Little-334596--305131044110N |
| General note | Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1993. |
| General note | Special features: "Making Much Ado" [featurette] (6 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Other great MGM releases [previews, text feature] (3 min.). |
| Credits | Director of photography, Roger Lanser ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music by Patrick Doyle ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; costume designer, Phyllis Dalton. |
| Cast |
Kenneth Branagh (Benedick), Richard Briers (Leonato), Michael Keaton (Dogberry), Robert Sean Leonard (Claudio), Keanu Reeves (Don John), Emma Thompson (Beatrice), Denzel Washington (Don Pedro), Kate Beckinsale (Hero), Brian Blessed (Antonio), Richard Clifford (Conrade), Ben Elton (Verges), Gerard Horan (Borachio), Phyllida Law (Ursula), Imelda Staunton (Margaret), Jimmy Yuill (Friar Francis). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English, dubbed in French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Foreign films. |
| Genre/form | Comedies. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0792854322 |
| ISBN | 9780792854326 |
| UPC |
027616869548 |
| Publisher number | 1002756 MGM Home Entertainment |
