Film
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
...the picture that gets away with murder!
Comedy, Crime, Mystery· Directed by Blake Edwards· 102 min
Overview
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
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- There was a young sleuth full of tricks, solving murders would give him such kicks, till a suspect he treasured was found to be measured 36-26-36!
- It's Sellers the Sleuth... and there's nothing he won't do to track down a body -- dead or alive!
- Meet the inspector who was always on the job In The Bedroom... In The Nightclub... In The Nudist Colony!
- The screen commits the perfect comedy!
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- This is a real high calibre comedy!
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Connections
The Pink Panther (Original)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
You only live once... so see the Pink Panther twice!!!
- A Shot in the Dark (1964) — this film
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
You may rest assured that there's trouble, because Inspector Clouseau is on the case. (That's the trouble.)
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Why are the world's chief assassins after Inspector Clouseau? Why not? Everybody else is.
- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies.
- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
There is only one Inspector Clouseau. His adventure continues...
Top billing
- Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau
- Elke Sommer as Maria Gambrelli
- George Sanders as Benjamin Ballon
- Herbert Lom as Charles Dreyfus
- Graham Stark as Hercule LaJoy