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.
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Maggie Smith
Beatrice
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
Robert Stephens
Benedick
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Holocaust
Frank Finlay
Dogberry
Known for
The Pianist
Lifeforce
Michael Byrne
Claudio
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Bodies
Caroline John
Hero
Known for
Doctor Who
Link
Derek Jacobi
Don John
Known for
Gladiator
Tomb Raider
Ronald Pickup
Don Pedro
Known for
Darkest Hour
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Denis DeMarne
A Lord
Also in
Peter the Great
The Day of the Triffids
Gerald James
Leonato
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
Hope and Glory
Harry Lomax
Antonio
Also in
Othello
Three Sisters
Wynne Clark
Ursula
Also in
Studio 4
The Night We Got the Bird
Carolyn Jones
Margaret
Also in
Nightbreed
Goodbye Gemini
Alan Cooke Director · Robert Graves Writer William Shakespeare Story
United States release March 11, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production National Theatre
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BBC TV
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National Theatre
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 5, 1967
TV · BBC1
United States · March 11, 1971
TV · PBS "NET Playhouse" - aired in two parts, concluding 3/18/1971
United Kingdom
December 28, 2024 · TV · BBC4 - restored version (by BBC Archive Development)
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