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Trail of the Pink Panther

  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
10K
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Journalist Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).
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  • Comedy
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Journalist Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).Journalist Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).Journalist Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers).
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards(story)
    • Frank Waldman(screenplay)
    • Tom Waldman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers(archive footage)
    • David Niven
    • Herbert Lom
Top credits
  • Director
    • Blake Edwards
  • Writers
    • Blake Edwards(story)
    • Frank Waldman(screenplay)
    • Tom Waldman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Peter Sellers(archive footage)
    • David Niven
    • Herbert Lom
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 72User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:11
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    Joanna Lumley and Richard Mulligan in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    David Niven and Joanna Lumley in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Peter Sellers and Colin Blakely in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    David Niven in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Herbert Lom in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Peter Sellers, Harvey Korman, and Liz Smith in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Peter Sellers and Harvey Korman in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Peter Sellers and Harold Berens in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Joanna Lumley in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Capucine in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    Burt Kwouk and Joanna Lumley in Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
    "Trail of the Pink Panther," Richard Mulligan.

    Top cast

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    Peter Sellers
    Peter Sellers
    • Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseauas Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
    • (archive footage)
    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Sir Charles Littonas Sir Charles Litton
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfusas Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus
    Richard Mulligan
    Richard Mulligan
    • Clouseau's Fatheras Clouseau's Father
    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Marie Jouvetas Marie Jouvet
    Capucine
    Capucine
    • Lady Simone Littonas Lady Simone Litton
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Bruno Langoisas Bruno Langois
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Prof. Auguste Ballsas Prof. Auguste Balls
    • (archive footage)
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Cato Fongas Cato Fong
    Graham Stark
    Graham Stark
    • Hercule Lajoyas Hercule Lajoy
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • Col. Bufonias Col. Bufoni
    André Maranne
    André Maranne
    • Sergeant Francois Duvalas Sergeant Francois Duval
    Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
    • Dr. Longetas Dr. Longet
    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Superintendant Quinlanas Superintendant Quinlan
    • (archive footage)
    Marne Maitland
    Marne Maitland
    • Deputy Commissioner Lasordeas Deputy Commissioner Lasorde
    Harold Kasket
    • President Sandover Haleeshas President Sandover Haleesh
    Liz Smith
    Liz Smith
    • Martha Ballsas Martha Balls
    • (archive footage)
    Danny Schiller
    • Cunnyas Cunny
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Blake Edwards
    • Writers
      • Blake Edwards(story) (screenplay)
      • Frank Waldman(screenplay)
      • Tom Waldman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The actor who played Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau in scenes shot after Peter Sellers' death was John Taylor, who doubled Sellers in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980).
    • Goofs
      Back in the French Resistance, a young Clouseau has placed bombs around a bridge to blow away the Nazis from crossing. As he goes to active the detonator box, the handle is facing vertically (that way the detonator can be activated); albeit in the next shot, it's horizontal.
    • Quotes

      Deputy Comissioner Lasorde: Read this most carefully and give me your opinion.

      Insp. Jacques Clouseau: I will read my opinion and give you yours most carefully.

    • Alternate versions
      All UK cinema and video versions were cut by 21 secs by the BBFC to remove the nunchaku footage previously edited from The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976). The cuts were fully restored in 2003.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Pink Panther (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      I'll Never Smile Again
      Written by Ruth Lowe

    User reviews72

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Bad, but in a good way. Sort of.
    In compared to movies that have a beginning, middle and an end, "Trail of the Pink Panther" barely qualifies as a real movie. On a bad day it's a crass, sluggish, desperate and entirely unnecessary entry in what was a pretty well-worn series featuring the irreplaceable Peter Sellers.

    Co-writer/Director Blake Edwards, whose 80's pendulum film-making talent swings from the very great ("Victor/Victoria", "S.O.B.", "That's Life") to the deplorably awful ("Blind Date", "A Fine Mess", "Skin Deep", "Sunset" among other casualties) goes back to the well to fashion the barest of linking "plot" segments to bring to life trims and deleted scenes from the previous entries in the long-running series.

    These links are rather sloppily matched/handled and pretty obviously shot: a lumpy double for Peter Sellers in long walking shots, David Niven's awful looped vocal by Rich Little (!) of all people, the trials of matching the costumes of films more than six years previous (watch those lapels, guys!).

    That said, what other movie has your very last chance to see Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Clouseau at work? It is, in a weird way, a cheapjack "tribute" to the genius of Sellers and a ghostly valentine to the entire series - the very same set-ups, the former castmembers - and is best seen as such.

    Feel free to turn the film off after the first 45 minutes, and then resist the urge to watch either "Curse of the Pink Panther" (1983) or "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993). But, if you're a die-hard "Panther" fan, that warning probably comes too late.
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    • britishdominion
    • Mar 5, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der rosarote Panther wird gejagt
    • Filming locations
      • Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Blake Edwards
      • Titan Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,056,073
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,341,695
      • Dec 19, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,056,073
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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