Poster of Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

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.
Release Date: Sunday, February 5 1967
57 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Maggie SmithMaggie Smith
Maggie Smith was
32 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Beatrice'.
Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Fri, Sep 27 2024
Portrait of Robert StephensRobert Stephens
Robert Stephens was
35 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Benedick'.
Tue, Jul 14 1931 –
Sun, Nov 12 1995
Portrait of Frank FinlayFrank Finlay
Frank Finlay was
40 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Dogberry'.
Fri, Aug 06 1926 –
Sat, Jan 30 2016
Portrait of Michael ByrneMichael Byrne
Michael Byrne was
23 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Claudio'.
Sun, Nov 07 1943
Portrait of Caroline JohnCaroline John
Caroline John was
26 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Hero'.
Fri, Oct 11 1940 –
Tue, Jun 05 2012
Portrait of Derek JacobiDerek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi was
28 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Don John'.
Sat, Oct 22 1938
Portrait of Ronald PickupRonald Pickup
Ronald Pickup was
26 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Don Pedro'.
Fri, Jun 07 1940 –
Thu, Feb 25 2021

Crew

Portrait of Alan CookeAlan Cooke
Alan Cooke was
40 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Director'
Mon, Mar 29 1926 –
Sun, Oct 09 1994
Portrait of Franco ZeffirelliFranco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli was
43 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Stage Director'
Mon, Feb 12 1923 –
Sat, Jun 15 2019
Portrait of Robert GravesRobert Graves
Robert Graves was
71 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Writer'
Wed, Jul 24 1895 –
Sat, Dec 07 1985
Portrait of Cedric MessinaCedric Messina
Cedric Messina was
46 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Producer'
Tue, Dec 14 1920 –
Fri, Apr 30 1993
Portrait of Robert StephensRobert Stephens
Robert Stephens was
35 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Associate Producer'
Tue, Jul 14 1931 –
Sun, Nov 12 1995
Portrait of Rosemary HillRosemary Hill
Rosemary Hill was
39 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Story Editor'
Sat, Jun 04 1927 –
Sun, Jan 01 1989
Portrait of Nino RotaNino Rota
Nino Rota was
55 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, Dec 03 1911 –
Tue, Apr 10 1979
Portrait of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare
William Shakespeare would have been no older than
52 in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Original Story'
Thu, Apr 23 1564 –
Sat, Apr 23 1616
Portrait of Mel CornishMel Cornish
Mel Cornish was
>> in Much Ado About Nothing
as 'Production Design'
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