Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

165 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Feb. 2, 1973

Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to matchmake her with Benedick (her former boyfriend), but she being an independent-minded, bicycle-riding Suffragette type, it's going to take a bit of trickery.

Much Ado About Nothing

165 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Feb. 2, 1973

Much Ado About Nothing
Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to matchmake her with Benedick (her former boyfriend), but she being an independent-minded, bicycle-riding Suffragette type, it's going to take a bit of trickery.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), New York Shakespeare Festival
Original title Much Ado About Nothing
Directors Nick Havinga
Writers

Cast

Sam Waterston

as Benedick

Kathleen Widdoes

as Beatrice

Barnard Hughes

as Dogberry

Charles Bartlett

as The Sexton & Messenger

Frederick Coffin

as Borachio

Marshall Efron

as Balthasar

Arny Freeman

as Antonio

Bette Henritze

as Ursula