United Kingdom / Feb 05, 1967 / BBC1
2h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| David Belcher | Other Watchman |
| Michael Gambon | Other Watchman |
| John Hallam | Other Watchman |
| Paul Curran | Friar Francis |
| Christopher Timothy | Server / Inanimate |
Genres
ComedyTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Much Ado About Nothing |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BBC TV, National Theatre |
| Official site | bbc.co.uk |
| Release date | 5 febbraio 1967 |
| Production | Robert Stephens, Cedric Messina |
| Writer | Robert Graves, William Shakespeare, Rosemary Hill |
| Assistant directors | Alan Cooke, Franco Zeffirelli |
| Production design | Mel Cornish |
| Art direction | Mel Cornish |
| Set decoration | Mel Cornish |
Release dates
TV
United States / Mar 11, 1971 / PBS "NET Playhouse" - aired in two parts, concluding 3/18/1971
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