Much Ado About Nothing

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.

• Alan CookeDirector
• Robert GravesWriter
• Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer

• Maggie SmithBeatrice
• Robert StephensBenedick
• Frank FinlayDogberry
• Michael ByrneClaudio
• Caroline JohnHero
• Derek JacobiDon John
• Ronald PickupDon Pedro
• Denis DeMarneA Lord
• Gerald JamesLeonato
• Harry LomaxAntonio
• Wynne ClarkUrsula
• Carolyn JonesMargaret