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63% Critic Match
Much Ado About Nothing
6.3 / 10• 1967• 2h 10m•NR• English
ComedyTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Smith
Beatrice
Lead
Robert Stephens
Benedick
Frank Finlay
Dogberry
Michael Byrne
Claudio
Caroline John
Hero
Derek Jacobi
Don John
Ronald Pickup
Don Pedro
Denis DeMarne
A Lord
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Cooke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Much Ado About Nothing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
