Movie: Much Ado About Nothing

Top 10 Billed 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
Harry Lomax

Antonio

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    Much Ado About Nothing

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    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

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