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A Shot in the Dark (1964)

TV_PG 102 min  -  Comedy | Family | Mystery  -   23 June 1964 (USA)
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As murder follows murder, beautiful Maria is the obvious suspect; bumbling Inspector Clouseau drives his boss mad by seeing her as plainly innocent.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (screenplay), William Peter Blatty (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sellers ...
Elke Sommer ...
George Sanders ...
Herbert Lom ...
Tracy Reed ...
Dominique Ballon
Graham Stark Graham Stark ...
Moira Redmond Moira Redmond ...
Simone
Vanda Godsell Vanda Godsell ...
Madame LaFarge
Maurice Kaufmann Maurice Kaufmann ...
Pierre
Ann Lynn Ann Lynn ...
Dudu
David Lodge David Lodge ...
Georges
André Maranne André Maranne ...
Martin Benson Martin Benson ...
Maurice
Burt Kwouk Burt Kwouk ...
Reginald Beckwith Reginald Beckwith ...
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Storyline

When rich M. Ballon's spanish driver is found shot dead, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is the first official on the scene. All evidence suggests Maria Gambrelli, the maid, to be the murderer. But Clouseau, being attracted to the beautiful girl, is convinced that she is hiding something. So, he has her released from jail and tries to follow her secretly. Things do not work out the way the inspector wanted and people keep being murdered, and each time innocent Maria seems to be the killer. But with someone important wanting Clouseau and nobody else to cover this case, his tolerance-challenged boss Charles Dreyfuss is close to losing his mind when casualties keep turning up. And Clouseau keeps on causing trouble without knowing it... Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Inspector | Murder | Maid | Suspect  | See more »

Taglines:

... The Picture That Gets Away With Murder! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Quand l'inspecteur s'emmêle See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

MXN 36,482 (Mexico) (29 April 2004) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$12,620,737 (Worldwide) (2004)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirisch Corporation, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Maria Gambrelli first appears in this film and was played by Elke Sommer. The character resurfaced in Son of the Pink Panther, played this time by Claudia Cardinale, who played Princess Dala in the original The Pink Panther. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The saxophonist at the nudist camp is wearing boxer shorts. See more »

Quotes

Clouseau: There is something... personal... in this?
Dreyfus: Yes, deeply personal. I hate you! Every little bit of you! Now get out!
Clouseau: You want me to leave?
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Crazy Credits

The credits are presented in a cartoon sequence with wording appearing on
pieces of paper held by the cartoon characters, and so on. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #22.202" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shadows of Paris"
Music by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Robert Wells See more »