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.
Emma Thompson
as Beatrice
Kenneth Branagh
as Benedick
Kate Beckinsale
as Hero
Denzel Washington
as Don Pedro of Aragon
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
Brian Blessed
as Antonio
Phyllida Law
as Ursula
