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Inspector Clouseau (1968) -- Inspector Clouseau uses his coat buttons in a pay phone.
Inspector Clouseau (1968) -- Inspector Clouseau gets his picture taken in bed.
Inspector Clouseau (1968) -- Inspector Clouseau gets reprimanded for killing a man.
Inspector Clouseau (1968) -- Inspector Clouseau interferes with a haircut.
Inspector Clouseau (1968) -- Inspector Clouseau defuses a bomb.

Overview

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Director:
Bud Yorkin
Writers:
Blake Edwards (character) &
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Release Date:
19 July 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Mystery more
Plot:
A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch them. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not bad, but not Sellers more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Arkin ... Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Frank Finlay ... Supt. Weaver
Delia Boccardo ... Lisa Morrel
Barry Foster ... Addison Steele
Patrick Cargill ... Commissioner Sir Charles Braithwaite
Beryl Reid ... Mrs. Weaver
Clive Francis ... Clyde Hargreaves
Richard Pearson ... Shockley
Michael Ripper ... Frey
Susan Engel ... Carmichael
Wallas Eaton ... Hoeffler
Tutte Lemkow ... Frenchie LeBec
Katya Wyeth ... Meg
Tracey Crisp ... Julie
Geoffrey Bayldon ... Gutch
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:G | Singapore:PG | Finland:S | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U (1968)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene where Clouseau is being chased through the cemetery after falling in the plot and disrupting the funeral, you can see a sign on a cross in the lower right part of the screen for a few seconds. The sign reads "Reposite En Pace: Norman Lear, 1903-1962". This is an in-joke that refers to Norman Lear, who was director Bud Yorkin's producing partner for many years on shows such as "All in the Family" (1971) and "Sanford and Son" (1972). more
Quotes:
Julie: [to Clouseau] I love the way you eat... like a jungle animal. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Pink Panther Story (2003) (V) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Not bad, but not Sellers, 1 April 2003
6/10
Author: (rcraig62@comcast.net) from Brick, NJ

I guess it would be redundant at this point to say Alan Arkin's Clouseau can't touch Peter Sellers, which is certainly true. Nevertheless, I admit I liked this movie (though a lot less than the Pink Panthers, of course), the plot is actually credible and there are some truly funny moments. I give Arkin credit for attempting a role heavily identified with another- and better- actor, and he's OK in it. It's not a total disaster, as some people have claimed and worth watching, if only for the comparisons. ** 1/2 out of 4

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