
Much Ado About Nothing
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.
Release Date: 1967-02-05
Comedy
TV Movie
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Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026cjc
Casts

Maggie Smith
as Beatrice

Robert Stephens
as Benedick

Frank Finlay
as Dogberry

Michael Byrne
as Claudio

Caroline John
as Hero

Derek Jacobi
as Don John

Ronald Pickup
as Don Pedro

Denis DeMarne
as A Lord

Gerald James
as Leonato

Carolyn Jones
as Margaret