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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

PG  103 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Family   -  17 December 1976 (USA)
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Charles Dreyfus threatens to destroy the world with a doomsday device if Inspector Clouseau is not killed. Naturally, this is far harder than it sounds.

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Frank Waldman (screenplay), Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Stars:

Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom and Lesley-Anne Down
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Sellers ...
Herbert Lom ...
Lesley-Anne Down ...
Olga
Burt Kwouk Burt Kwouk ...
Colin Blakely Colin Blakely ...
Drummond
Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter ...
André Maranne André Maranne ...
Francois (as Andre Maranne)
Byron Kane Byron Kane ...
Secretary of State
Howard K. Smith ...
Himself (scenes deleted)
Dick Crockett Dick Crockett ...
The President
Richard Vernon Richard Vernon ...
Fassbender
Briony McRoberts Briony McRoberts ...
Margo Fassbender
Dudley Sutton Dudley Sutton ...
McClaren
Murray Kash Murray Kash ...
Dr. Zelmo Flek (scenes deleted)
Hal Galili Hal Galili ...
Danny Salvo
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Storyline

Charles Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum and tries to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. He doesn't succeed at first, so he takes on another strategy, namely to build a Doomsday machine and demand that someone else kills Jacques Clouseau, or Dreyfus will use the machine to wipe out whole cities and even whole countries... With about 22 assassins from all over the globe on his tail, Clouseau decides to find Dreyfus alone and put him back in the mental asylum. Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>  

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Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Escape | Mental Hospital | Bomb | Eurocopter Bo 105  | See more »

Taglines:

Who is this man ? And what is he doing ? Who Cares. But don't miss my new movie... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La pantera rosa ataca de nuevo See more »

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$33,833,201 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Amjo Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Blake Edwards's original cut ran 124 minutes, and was submitted to the British Board of Film Censors in 1976. Afterward, the film was cut to 103 minutes. That version was shown in cinemas, on VHS, and on DVD. Most of the scenes cut involved Sellers journey to, and arrival in, in England. The 124 min original cut has never surfaced, but a large chunk of the deleted footage forms the basis of Sellers' scenes in Trail of the Pink Panther. The scenes include: _Peter Sellers in the car on the way to the airport, Sellers on a plane to England (excerpts can be seen in the trailer), Sellers meeting the English police at the airport, and an extended version of the existing scene of Sellers going into his apartment near the beginning of the film, with rice flying everywhere. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the first sequence in the gay bar, Closeau and Ainsley Jarvis are sitting down and talking. The macaw of Bruno defecates on the right shoulder of Closeau's jacket; Bruno wipes the excrement, but it still leaves a stain. Later in this same sequence, that stain disappears completely. See more »

Quotes

Clouseau: Mark my words, François. Sinister forces are at work.
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Crazy Credits

The closing credits begin with an animated Inspector Clouseau swimming (from the film's end, where a naked Clouseau and Olga and a clothed Cato plunge into water - animated Clouseau is clothed however). At first the Pink Panther chases him like a shark (complete with the Jaws tune and poster image), but the Inspector realizes the ruse and chases him for the rest of the credits. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Pink Panther Story (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Until You Love Me"
Composed by Henry Mancini
Lyrics by Don Black See more »