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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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BBC TV, National Theatre
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Maggie Smith
Beatrice
R
Robert Stephens
Benedick
F
Frank Finlay
Dogberry
M
Michael Byrne
Claudio
C
Caroline John
Hero
D
Derek Jacobi
Don John
R
Ronald Pickup
Don Pedro
D
Denis DeMarne
A Lord
G
Gerald James
Leonato
H
Harry Lomax
Antonio
C
Carolyn Jones
Margaret
E
Edward Petherbridge
Conrade
D
David Hargreaves
Borachio
N
Neil Fitzpatrick
Batlthasar
M
Malcolm Reynolds
The Messenger
M
Mary Griffiths
Woman of Leonato's Household
B
Barry Evans
Coffee Boy
J
John McEnery
A Gentleman
G
Graham Crowden
Verges
D
David Ryall
The Sexton
