Much Ado About Nothing (1967)
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.
Director: Alan Cooke
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Maggie Smith as Beatrice |
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Robert Stephens as Benedick |
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Frank Finlay as Dogberry |
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Michael Byrne as Claudio |
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Caroline John as Hero |
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Derek Jacobi as Don John |
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Ronald Pickup as Don Pedro |
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Denis DeMarne as A Lord |
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Gerald James as Leonato |
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Harry Lomax as Antonio |
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Wynne Clark as Ursula |
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Carolyn Jones as Margaret |
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Edward Petherbridge as Conrade |
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David Hargreaves as Borachio |
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Neil Fitzpatrick as Batlthasar |
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Malcolm Reynolds as The Messenger |
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Chloe Ashcroft as Woman of Leonato's Household |
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Mary Griffiths as Woman of Leonato's Household |
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Barry Evans as Coffee Boy |
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John McEnery as A Gentleman |
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Graham Crowden as Verges |
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David Ryall as The Sexton |
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Roger Kemp as First Watchman |
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Ron Pember as Second Watchman |
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David Belcher as Other Watchman |
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Michael Gambon as Other Watchman |
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John Hallam as Other Watchman |
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Paul Curran as Friar Francis |
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Christopher Timothy as Server / Inanimate |
| Directing | Alan Cooke | Director |
| Writing | Robert Graves | Writer |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Original Story |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Stage Director |
| Sound | Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Robert Stephens | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Rosemary Hill | Story Editor |
| Art | Mel Cornish | Production Design |
| Production | Cedric Messina | Producer |
