Much Ado About Nothing

Directed by Alan Cooke
February 5, 1967    2h 10mComedy, Romance,
6.980%5.5
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.

Where to Watch Much Ado About Nothing

  • Maggie SmithBeatrice
  • Robert StephensBenedick / Associate Producer
  • Frank FinlayDogberry
  • Michael ByrneClaudio
  • Caroline JohnHero
  • Derek JacobiDon John
  • Ronald PickupDon Pedro
  • Denis DeMarneA Lord
  • Gerald JamesLeonato
  • Harry LomaxAntonio
  • Wynne ClarkUrsula
  • Carolyn JonesMargaret
  • Edward PetherbridgeConrade
  • David HargreavesBorachio
  • Neil FitzpatrickBatlthasar
  • Malcolm ReynoldsThe Messenger
  • Chloe AshcroftWoman of Leonato's Household
  • Mary GriffithsWoman of Leonato's Household
  • Barry EvansCoffee Boy
  • John McEneryA Gentleman

Much Ado About Nothing Trivia

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