Released:
1967-02-05

Overview:
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.

Director:
Alan Cooke

Runtime:
2h 10min

Genre:
Comedy, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Maggie Smith
  as
  Beatrice
• 
  Robert Stephens
  as
  Benedick
• 
  Frank Finlay
  as
  Dogberry
• 
  Michael Byrne
  as
  Claudio
• 
  Caroline John
  as
  Hero