A Shot in the Dark
“…the picture that gets away with murder!”
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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Part of The Pink Panther (Original) Collection
9 films
The Pink Panther
Movie · 1963
A Shot in the Dark
Movie · 1964
Inspector Clouseau
Movie · 1968
The Return of the Pink Panther
Movie · 1975
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Movie · 1976
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Movie · 1978
Trail of the Pink Panther
Movie · 1982
Curse of the Pink Panther
Movie · 1983
Son of the Pink Panther
Movie · 1993
Cast
30 people
Peter Sellers
Jacques Clouseau
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Being There
Elke Sommer
Maria Gambrelli
Known for
Lisa and the Devil
Baron Blood
George Sanders
Benjamin Ballon
Known for
The Jungle Book
Rebecca
Herbert Lom
Charles Dreyfus
Known for
The Dead Zone
The Ladykillers
Graham Stark
Hercule LaJoy
Known for
Superman III
Victor/Victoria
Moira Redmond
Simone
Known for
Nightmare
I, Claudius
Tracy Reed
Dominique Ballon
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Burt Kwouk
Kato
Known for
Kiss of the Dragon
Arabian Nights
André Maranne
François
Known for
Fawlty Towers
The Girl on a Motorcycle
Vanda Godsell
Madame LaFarge
Known for
This Sporting Life
The Earth Dies Screaming
Maurice Kaufmann
Pierre
Known for
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Ann Lynn
Dudu
Also in
Just Good Friends
Four in the Morning
Blake Edwards Director · William Peter Blatty Screenplay Marcel Achard Author
Worldwide gross $12M · United States release June 23, 1964 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,368,234
Production
United Artists
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
Mirisch Films Limited
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · June 23, 1964
Theatrical
Australia
February 16, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
August 27, 2004 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
France
February 24, 1965 · Theatrical
Germany
March 4, 1965 · Theatrical
Greece
March 5, 1965 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 21, 1965 · Theatrical
Japan
February 13, 1965 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 15, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Poland
January 1, 1968 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 1, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 29, 1965 · Theatrical
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