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7 May 1993 (USA) morePlot:
Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Don John more (144 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Briers | ... | Leonato | |
| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Hero | |
| Imelda Staunton | ... | Margaret | |
| Jimmy Yuill | ... | Friar Francis | |
| Brian Blessed | ... | Antonio | |
| Andy Hockley | ... | George Seacole | |
| Chris Barnes | ... | Francis Seacole | |
| Conrad Nelson | ... | Hugh Oatcake | |
| Phyllida Law | ... | Ursula | |
| Emma Thompson | ... | Beatrice | |
| Alex Lowe | ... | Messenger | |
| Denzel Washington | ... | Don Pedro | |
| Keanu Reeves | ... | Don John | |
| Richard Clifford | ... | Conrade | |
| Gerard Horan | ... | Borachio |
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Also Known As:
Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]Mucho ruido y pocas nueces (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Muito Barulho por Nada (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Molt soroll per no res (Spain: Catalan title) (dubbed version) [ca]
Molto rumore per nulla (Italy) [it]
Mycket väsen för ingenting (Sweden) [sv]
Paljon melua tyhjästä (Finland) [fi]
Poly kako gia to tipota (Greece) [el]
Sok hühó semmiért (Hungary) [hu]
Stor ståhej om ingenting (Denmark) [da]
Viel Lärm um nichts (Germany) [de]
Wiele halasu o nic (Poland) [pl]
William Shakespeare's Viel Lärm um nichts (Germany) [de]
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111 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:6 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13Filming Locations:
Villa Vignamaggio, Greve in Chianti, Florence, Tuscany, ItalyFun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Kenneth Branagh]Frequent Branagh composer Patrick Doyle is cast as Balthasar. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the final scene, one musician is shown playing a piano accordion, an instrument which was invented centuries later. moreQuotes:
Don Pedro: Good Signior Leonato, you are come to meet your trouble: the fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it.Leonato: Never came trouble to my house in the likeness of your grace.
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Shakespeare intentionally created Don John, a villain with no cause and out of place, for the sole purpose of having a villain in advancing the story. Don John is supposed to be WOODEN , rotten to the core for no reason. Keanu Reeves actually played the role very well. I don't see how otherwise Don John could be portrayed. The movie is a fine piece, I particularly like the line "If I were a man" by Beatrice. I think Beatrice is one of the strongest heroines in Shakespeare's plays.