Produced by The Shakespeare Film Company and financed by HBO Films and BBC Films, it is the fifth Shakespeare adaptation by Branagh, and the only one not to feature Branagh himself in the cast, though he has a vocal cameo towards the end of the film.
The film was produced by The Shakespeare Film Company with funding from HBO Films and BBC Films. It's Branagh's fifth adaptation of Shakespeare but is unique because he doesn't appear in the cast; however, he does have a voice cameo at the end.