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Feature film — 1967

Much Ado About Nothing (1967)

6.32h 10mComedy — TV Movie

Dame Maggie Smith stars in the 1967 screen version of Franco Zeffirelli's exuberant National Theatre production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy, in which young lovers Hero and Claudio conspire to make sharp-tongued rivals Beatrice and Benedick fall in love with each other.

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BBC TV / National Theatre

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Director: Alan Cooke

On screen

Cast & crew

Maggie Smith as Beatrice

Maggie Smith

Beatrice

Robert Stephens as Benedick

Robert Stephens

Benedick

Frank Finlay as Dogberry

Frank Finlay

Dogberry

Michael Byrne as Claudio

Michael Byrne

Claudio

Caroline John as Hero

Caroline John

Hero

Derek Jacobi as Don John

Derek Jacobi

Don John

Ronald Pickup as Don Pedro

Ronald Pickup

Don Pedro

Denis DeMarne as A Lord

Denis DeMarne

A Lord

Gerald James as Leonato

Gerald James

Leonato

H

Harry Lomax

Antonio

W

Wynne Clark

Ursula

Carolyn Jones as Margaret

Carolyn Jones

Margaret

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