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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.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 69GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.9
Running time
2 h 10 min
Longer than 9 in 10 comedies, +30 min on the typical 100
typical 100130Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1967
February 5, 1967
59 years ago
Genres
ComedyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 17 more29 people
- Maggie SmithBeatrice
- Robert StephensBenedick
- Frank FinlayDogberry
- Michael ByrneClaudio
- Caroline JohnHero
- Derek JacobiDon John
- Ronald PickupDon Pedro
- Denis DeMarneA Lord
Gerald JamesLeonato- HLHarry LomaxAntonio
- WCWynne ClarkUrsula
Carolyn JonesMargaret
Edward PetherbridgeConrade
David HargreavesBorachio- NFNeil FitzpatrickBatlthasar
- MRMalcolm ReynoldsThe Messenger
- CAChloe AshcroftWoman of Leonato's Household
- MGMary GriffithsWoman of Leonato's Household
Barry EvansCoffee Boy
John McEneryA Gentleman
Graham CrowdenVerges
David RyallThe Sexton- RKRoger KempFirst Watchman
Ron PemberSecond Watchman
Directing · 2
- Alan Cooke Director
- Franco Zeffirelli Stage Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Graves Writer
- William Shakespeare Original Story
- Rosemary Hill Story Editor
Production · 2
- Cedric Messina Producer
- Robert Stephens Associate Producer
Sound · 1
- Nino Rota Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Mel Cornish Production Design
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