Much Ado About Nothing
1967 | 130m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Alan Cooke |
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| Writer: | Robert Graves, William Shakespeare |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Feb 05, 1967 |
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| Director: | Alan Cooke |
| Writer: | Robert Graves, William Shakespeare |
| Genres: | Comedy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | filmed theater, shakespeare |
| Production Companies | National Theatre, BBC TV |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Maggie Smith | Beatrice |
| Robert Stephens | Benedick |
| Frank Finlay | Dogberry |
| Michael Byrne | Claudio |
| Caroline John | Hero |
| Derek Jacobi | Don John |
| Ronald Pickup | Don Pedro |
| Denis DeMarne | A Lord |
| Gerald James | Leonato |
| Harry Lomax | Antonio |
| Wynne Clark | Ursula |
| Carolyn Jones | Margaret |
| Edward Petherbridge | Conrade |
| 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 | Coffee Boy |
| John McEnery | A Gentleman |
| Graham Crowden | Verges |
| David Ryall | The Sexton |
| Roger Kemp | First Watchman |
| Ron Pember | Second Watchman |
| David Belcher | Other Watchman |
| Michael Gambon | Other Watchman |
| John Hallam | Other Watchman |
| Paul Curran | Friar Francis |
| Christopher Timothy | Server / Inanimate |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Cooke | Director |
| Robert Graves | Writer |
| William Shakespeare | Original Story |
| Franco Zeffirelli | Stage Director |
| Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Rosemary Hill | Story Editor |
| Mel Cornish | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Stephens | Associate Producer |
| Cedric Messina | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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