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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1967•2h 10m•5.5/10
ComedyTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.5/10(2)

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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Production

BBC TV, National Theatre

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Beatrice

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Benedick

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Dogberry

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Claudio

Caroline John

Caroline John

Hero

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Don John

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Don Pedro

Denis DeMarne

Denis DeMarne

A Lord

Gerald James

Gerald James

Leonato

Harry Lomax

Antonio

Wynne Clark

Ursula

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Margaret

Edward Petherbridge

Edward Petherbridge

Conrade

David Hargreaves

David Hargreaves

Borachio

Neil Fitzpatrick

Batlthasar

Malcolm Reynolds

The Messenger

Chloe Ashcroft

Woman of Leonato's Household

Mary Griffiths

Woman of Leonato's Household

Barry Evans

Barry Evans

Coffee Boy

John McEnery

John McEnery

A Gentleman

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