
1967 · Alan Cooke · 130 min
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.
Maggie SmithBeatrice
Robert StephensBenedick
Frank FinlayDogberry
Michael ByrneClaudio
Caroline JohnHero
Derek JacobiDon John
Ronald PickupDon Pedro
Denis DeMarneA Lord
Gerald JamesLeonatoHarry LomaxAntonioWynne ClarkUrsula
Carolyn JonesMargaret
Edward PetherbridgeConrade
David HargreavesBorachioNeil FitzpatrickBatlthasar