The Party
“If you've ever been to a wilder party... you're under arrest!”
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
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Cast
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Peter Sellers
Hrundi V. Bakshi
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Being There
Claudine Longet
Michele Monet
Also in
McHale's Navy
How to Steal an Airplane
Natalia Borisova
Ballerina
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Herb Ellis
Director
Jean Carson
Nanny
Known for
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
The Phenix City Story
Marge Champion
Rosalind Dunphy
Known for
The Swimmer
Show Boat
Al Checco
Bernard Stein
Known for
Bullitt
The Terminal Man
Corinne Cole
Janice Kane
Also in
Murderers' Row
The Lucifer Complex
Dick Crockett
Wells
Known for
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Batman
Frances Davis
Maid
Danielle De Metz
Stella D'Angelo
Known for
Return of the Fly
Raid on Rommel
Herbert Ellis
Director
Known for
The Killing
Blake Edwards Director · Frank Waldman Screenplay Tom Waldman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $1.5M · United States release April 4, 1968
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,900,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Canada · April 4, 1968
Theatrical
United States · April 4, 1968
Theatrical
Argentina
December 18, 1968 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 5, 1968 · Theatrical
November 22, 2004 · Physical · Fox Home mj.gov.br
Denmark
April 4, 1968 · Theatrical
Finland
April 4, 1968 · Theatrical
France
August 13, 1969 · Theatrical
Germany
January 30, 1969 · Theatrical
Greece
August 21, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Hungary
August 28, 1969 · Theatrical
Israel
March 1, 1969 · Theatrical
Italy
February 7, 1969 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 10, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 11, 2003 · TV · V8
March 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Norway
April 4, 1968 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 5, 1969 · Theatrical
Spain
January 27, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 4, 1968 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 6, 1969 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 22, 1969 · Theatrical
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