Learning on ScreenMuch Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Synopsis
- Lavish and festive feature film adaptation of the play set in Tuscany and using a British and pan-American cast. Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation is ‘full of sunny high spirits and still terrific fun to watch’ (The Guardian, 2019).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
- Notes
- Available on BoB: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/001644E0?bcast=716206
Budget $8 estimated. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting
- Related items
- Kenneth Branagh
Online availability
Credits
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Producer
- David Parfitt
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Screenplay
- Kenneth Branagh
- Contributor
- Patrick Doyle; Phylllis Dalton; Russell Jackson
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 PAL
- Price
- £7.01
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 104 minutes
- Year
- 2019
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
- Name
Shakespeare Institute Library
- silib@bham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.is.bham.ac.uk/shakespeare External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 293384
- Fax
- 01879 292021
- Address
- Church Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6HP
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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