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Much Ado About Nothing ()

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Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations.
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Leonato
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Hero
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Margaret
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Friar Francis
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Antonio
Andy Hockley ...
George Seacole
Chris Barnes ...
Francis Seacole
Conrad Nelson ...
Hugh Oatcake
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Ursula
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Beatrice
Alex Lowe ...
Messenger
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Don Pedro
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Don John
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Conrade
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Borachio
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Claudio
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Benedick
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Balthazar
Alex Scott ...
The Boy
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Dogberry
Ben Elton ...
Verges
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Sexton

Directed by

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Kenneth Branagh

Written by

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William Shakespeare ... (play)
 
Kenneth Branagh ... (adaptation for the screen)

Produced by

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Kenneth Branagh ... producer
Stephen Evans ... producer
David Parfitt ... producer

Music by

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Patrick Doyle

Cinematography by

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Roger Lanser ... director of photography

Editing by

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Andrew Marcus

Editorial Department

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Campbell Askew ... dubbing editor
John Benn ... negative cutter
Simon Cozens ... first assistant editor
Patrick Doherty ... trainee editor: Jobfit
Robert Gavin ... dialogue editor
Ray Gibbard ... negative cutter
Colin Ives ... negative cutter
Kerry Kohler ... associate editor
Bill Trent ... dialogue editor
Michael Trent ... assistant dubbing editor
Mark Waddell ... grader
Bob Wenokur ... studio post-production representative (uncredited)

Casting By

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Pam Dixon ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Tim Harvey

Art Direction by

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Martin Childs

Costume Design by

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Phyllis Dalton

Makeup Department

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Kylie Clarke ... assistant hair dresser
Paul Engelen ... makeup supervisor
Geraldine Jones ... assistant hairdresser (as Gerry Jones)
Deborah Lanser ... makeup artist
Tracey Lee ... makeup artist
Suzanne Stokes-Munton ... hair dresser

Production Management

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Mark Cooper ... production supervisor
Rosanna Roditi ... production manager: Italy

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Andrew Marcus ... second unit director
Justin Muller ... second assistant director
Christopher Newman ... first assistant director (as Chris Newman)
Carl Oprey ... co-second assistant director

Art Department

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Brian Aldridge ... prop man
Mickey Bacon ... property master
Ken Barley ... charge hand plasterer
Les Beaver ... rigger
Celia Bobak ... property buyer
Mel Coleman ... plasterer (as Melvin Coleman)
John Cope ... standby stagehand
Michael Gardiner ... plasterer
Gavin Gordon ... carpenter
Michael Gunner ... charge hand painter
Danny Hunter ... standby prop man
Peter Mounsey ... standby painter
John Nethersole ... plasterers labourer
Ken Pattenden ... construction manager
John Perry ... carpenter
Gordon Routledge ... charge hand carpenter
Diana Trotter ... artistic department translator
Shaun Webb ... graphic designer
David Williamson ... standby carpenter

Sound Department

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David Crozier ... production sound mixer
Lucy Fawcett ... foley artist
Pauline Griffiths ... foley artist
Mark Hadfield ... trumpet effects
Dominic Lester ... re-recording mixer
Gerry Nucifora ... sound assistant
Robin O'Donoghue ... re-recording mixer
Mark Sale ... assistant dialogue editor
Andrew Sissons ... boom operator

Visual Effects by

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Nicholas Brooks ... visual effects (uncredited)
Paddy Eason ... digital effects designer (uncredited)
Pete Hanson ... studio manager: CFC (uncredited)

Stunts

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Nicholas Hall ... fight director (as Nick Hall)
Jean-Paul Herrbuana ... double: Mr. Washington
Billy Horrigan ... stunt man
Bronco McLoughlin ... stunt coordinator
Michael Gaines ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Barry ... electrician
John Breedon ... second grip
Clive Coote ... still photographer
Paul Cronin ... best boy
Malcolm Evans ... electrician
Stephen Finch ... electrician
Tommy Finch ... gaffer
Simon Finney ... clapper loader
Steve Kitchen ... electrician
Keith McNamara ... second focus puller
Glen Parsons ... electrician
Toby Plaskitt ... grip
Chris Plevin ... focus puller
Roger Sharland ... camera engineer
Andy Shuttleworth ... steadicam operator
Jonathan Sykes ... second focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Susan Coates ... costume maker
Stephanie Collie ... wardrobe assistant
Lorraine Cooksley ... costume maker
Naomi Critcher ... wardrobe assistant
Jennifer Graham ... costume maker
Jane Hamilton ... assistant costume designer
Stephen Miles ... assistant costume designer (as T. Stephen Miles)
Lisa Shanley ... wardrobe assistant
Cyril Streeter ... costume maker

Location Management

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Giorgio Gallani ... location manager: Italy
Paul Shersby ... location manager

Music Department

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Lawrence Ashmore ... music orchestrator
John Bell ... additional orchestration
James Collins ... assistant music engineer
Tonia Davall ... music assembler
Chris Dibble ... music engineer
Roy Prendergast ... music editor
Maggie Rodford ... music supervisor: Air-Edel Associates
David Snell ... music conductor
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gerard McCann ... preview music editor (uncredited)
Jonathan Snowden ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Annie Penn ... script supervisor (as Annie Wotton)

Transportation Department

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Terry Atkins ... unit driver
Joe Ballerino ... unit driver
Mike Crawley ... unit driver
Robbie Doyle ... unit driver
Martin Porter ... unit driver
Terry Pritchard ... unit driver
Andy Soane ... unit driver

Additional Crew

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Gordon Arnell ... unit publicist
Liz Barron ... production accountant
Francesca Benvenuti ... unit nurse
Joyce Branagh ... unit runner
Carl Burst ... groom
Paola Colpani ... account assistant
Hugh Cruttwell ... production consultant
Alessandro Dini ... unit doctor (as Dr. Alessandro Dini)
Jonathan Evans ... unit runner
Francesca Gentili ... account assistant
Nick Hall ... fight director
Stuart Hopps ... choreographer
Russell Jackson ... text consultant (as Dr. Russell Jackson)
Kate Matthews ... groom
Giulia Maura ... production assistant (as Guilia Maura)
Russell Pearson ... groom
Chris Pickles ... coordinator: London
Niccolo Porzio ... unit translator
Iona Price ... production coordinator
Janet Rogers ... chief groom
Denni Sayers ... assistant choreographer (as Deni Sayer)
Gabriella Scarpa ... assistant: Ms. Roditi
Enzo Sisti ... fiscal representative: Italy
Neris Thomas ... production secretary
Tamar Thomas ... assistant: Mr. Branagh
Peter Thompson ... press representative
Janet Rogers ... horse supplier (uncredited)
Sarah Valentine ... publicity and marketing assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Carla Bani ... special thanks
Martin Bruce-Clayton ... special thanks
Sammie Daniels ... special thanks
Sam Mughal ... special thanks
Gianni Nunziante ... special thanks
Tom Redfern ... special thanks
Guido Semplici ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Young lovers, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), are to be married in one week. To pass the time, they conspire with Don Pedro (Denzel Washington) to set a "lover's trap" for Benedick (Sir Kenneth Branagh), an arrogant confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice (Dame Emma Thompson), his favorite sparring partner. Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon (Keanu Reeves) conspires to break up the wedding by accusing Hero of infidelity. In the end though, it all turns out to be "much ado about nothing." Written by Liza Esser

Plot Keywords
Taglines Romance. Mischief. Seduction. Revenge. Remarkable. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (France)
  • William Shakespeare's Viel Lärm um nichts (Germany)
  • Viel Lärm um nichts (Germany)
  • Mucho ruido y pocas nueces (Spain)
  • Molt soroll per no res (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Box Office

Budget $11,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia During the Oscar season in early 1994, the Samuel Goldwyn company spent $10 million campaigning for this movie to garner Oscar nominations. They sent bulky packets to all members of the Academy and played up the movie in hopes of getting it on the final ballot. The movie, though highly acclaimed and (unusual for William Shakespeare) a box-office hit, received no Oscar nominations. All in all, the effort wound up being much ado about nothing. See more »
Goofs The masquerade ball features an accordion, which was not invented until 1822. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Splitting Heirs/Sidekicks/Three of Hearts/Bound by Honor/The Night We Never Met (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Sigh No More Ladies See more »
Crazy Credits Rarely for a Kenneth Branagh-directed film, the credits do not run until after the first scene. See more »
Quotes Conrade: You are an ass, you are an ass.
Dogberry: Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my years? O that he were here to write me down an ass. But masters, remember that I am an ass: though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass.
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