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The character of Maria Gambrelli, played here by Claudia Cardinale (who appeared as Princess Dala in the first film, The Pink Panther), originally appeared in A Shot in the Dark and was played by Elke Sommer.
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At the start of the opening credits, Henry Mancini hands his conductor's baton over to the Pink Panther. In reality, he handed the baton to Geoffrey Edwards, with the Pink Panther being rotoscoped over Edwards in post-production.
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The film was meant to restart the "Pink Panther" series with a new Inspector for a new generation. Unfortunately, its box-office reception was so bad that not until 2006 would there be another film that was also an intended reboot to the series, The Pink Panther.
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Roberto Benigni beat Kevin Kline, Rowan Atkinson, Gérard Depardieu and Tim Curry for the role of Jacques Gambrelli.
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