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| The Pink Panther (1963) film title frame |
Title: "The Pink Panther"
Category: Movies
Subcategory: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Screenwriters: Maurice Richlin, Blake Edwards
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| Peter Sellers (Richard Henry Sellers) Portsmouth, Sep. 8, 1925 - London, Jul. 24, 1980 as Inspector Jacques Clouseau |
Starring:
--- David Niven (Sir Charles Lytton)
--- Peter Sellers (Inspector Jacques Clouseau)
--- Robert Wagner (George Lytton)
--- Capucine (Simone Clouseau)
--- Claudia Cardinale (Princess Dala)
--- Brenda De Banzie (Angela Dunning)
--- Colin Gordon (Tucker)
--- John Le Mesurier (Defense attorney)
--- James Lanphier (Saloud)
--- Guy Thomajan (Artoff)
--- Michael Trubshawe (Felix Townes)
--- Riccardo Billi (Aristotle Sarajos)
--- Meri Welles (Monica Fawn)
--- Martin Miller (Pierre Luigi)
--- Fran Jeffries (Ski Lodge singer)
--- David Niven (Sir Charles Lytton)
--- Peter Sellers (Inspector Jacques Clouseau)
--- Robert Wagner (George Lytton)
--- Capucine (Simone Clouseau)
--- Claudia Cardinale (Princess Dala)
--- Brenda De Banzie (Angela Dunning)
--- Colin Gordon (Tucker)
--- John Le Mesurier (Defense attorney)
--- James Lanphier (Saloud)
--- Guy Thomajan (Artoff)
--- Michael Trubshawe (Felix Townes)
--- Riccardo Billi (Aristotle Sarajos)
--- Meri Welles (Monica Fawn)
--- Martin Miller (Pierre Luigi)
--- Fran Jeffries (Ski Lodge singer)
Producer: Mirisch Company
Distributor: United Artists
Running time: 113 min.
Color: Technicolor - Technirama
Original language: English
Music by: Henry Mancini
Summary plot: A jewel thief plans to steal the Pink Panther, the world’s largest diamond, from Princess Dala of Lugash. Bumbling French police inspector Jacques Clouseau intends to catch the mysterious thief known only as The Phantom.
Interesting facts: Although the film's title actually refers to a diamond, the credits are presented in a cartoon sequence featuring a pink panther who interacts with the lettering in various ways, spinning letters around, unscrambling words, inserting extra credits for himself, and so on. The cartoon panther has subsequently appeared in the same manner in several sequels to this film and eventually his own TV series The Pink Panther Show (1969). The film was shot in Cortina d'Ampezzo and Rome (Italy), Paris (France) and Los Angeles (USA). The subsequent films in the series are (year, director, Clouseau actor):
--- A Shot in the Dark (1964, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Inspector Clouseau (1968, Bud Yorkin, Alan Arkin)
--- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers/Stand-ins)
--- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983, Blake Edwards, Roger Moore)
--- Son of the Pink Panther (1993, Blake Edwards, Roberto Benigni)
--- The Pink Panther (2006, Shawn Levy, Steve Martin)
--- The Pink Panther 2 (2009, Harald Zwart, Steve Martin)
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--- A Shot in the Dark (1964, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Inspector Clouseau (1968, Bud Yorkin, Alan Arkin)
--- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers)
--- Trail of the Pink Panther (1982, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers/Stand-ins)
--- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983, Blake Edwards, Roger Moore)
--- Son of the Pink Panther (1993, Blake Edwards, Roberto Benigni)
--- The Pink Panther (2006, Shawn Levy, Steve Martin)
--- The Pink Panther 2 (2009, Harald Zwart, Steve Martin)
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Quote (Clouseau): «Simone! Where is my Surété-Scotland-Yard-type mackintosh?»
Property: Mirisch Company - United Artists
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| The Pink Panther (1963), theatrical poster by Jack Rickard |
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| The Pink Panther (1963), quad poster by Jack Rickard |
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Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale) and Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) |
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Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) and his wife Simone (Capucine) |
The Pink Panther original trailer |
