Accidental Partners
2026 · Comedy · Romance
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Film / 1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by
Alan Cooke
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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Cast
Maggie SmithBeatrice
Robert StephensBenedick
Frank FinlayDogberry
Michael ByrneClaudio
Caroline JohnHero
Derek JacobiDon John
Ronald PickupDon Pedro
Denis DeMarneA Lord
Gerald JamesLeonato
Harry LomaxAntonio
Wynne ClarkUrsula
Carolyn JonesMargaret
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Edward PetherbridgeConrade
David HargreavesBorachio
Neil FitzpatrickBatlthasar
Malcolm ReynoldsThe Messenger
Chloe AshcroftWoman of Leonato's Household
Mary GriffithsWoman of Leonato's Household
Barry EvansCoffee Boy
John McEneryA Gentleman
Graham CrowdenVerges
David RyallThe Sexton
Roger KempFirst Watchman
Ron PemberSecond Watchman
David BelcherOther Watchman
Michael GambonOther Watchman
John HallamOther Watchman
Paul CurranFriar Francis
Christopher TimothyServer / Inanimate
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