Hilarious Peter Sellers vehicle in which he causes a lot of disasters . Superb and overblown comedy with Peter Sellers in sparkling form as one man show in which plays the famous Inspector Clouseau making life intolerable for all and causes wreak considerable havoc at a luxurious mansion , a nudist camp and of course on the boss Inspector Dreyfus who goes nutty . As murder follows murder, gorgeous Maria (Elke Sommer) is the obvious suspect ; bumbler Inspector Clouseau drives his chief (Herbert Lom) mad by seeing her as plainly innocent . Very funny comedy from the team responsible for the Inspector Clouseau series , as stars Peter Sellers , musician Henry Mancini , producer Walter Mirish and director Blake Edwards .
This release is an enjoyable comedy starred by the great Peter Sellers as the inept and bungling Jacques Clouseau , role who became a world-wide institution . It is the second part of Closeau series and an agreeable film by the duo Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers , the latter as the inept Inspector of the French Surete . Pacing of visual film is well-developed including a magnificent opening and ending cartoon titles , as the director with his knowledge of the mechanics of cinema gets entertainment and amusement . Several chuckles and gags , and sight jokes abound , the result of which is one of the funniest Blake Edwards's Clouseau films . The movie gets entertained and hilarious moments here and there , with some side-splitting situations . This slapstick contains funny scenes , never slowdown and laughters come quickly . Top-notch Peter Sellers who is an absolute walking disaster , as botcher Inspector , everything he touches turns to ashes . It appears notorious secondaries as George Sanders , Tracy Reed , Martin Benson , Douglas Wilmer and the usuals , Andre Maranne , Graham Stark and Burt Kwouk as the Karateka man . Lively and atmospheric music by habitual Henry Mancini .
Originally based upon the stage play by Harry Kurnitz and rightly adapted by screenwriter Exorcist's William Peter Blatty . Well produced by the ordinary , Walter Mirish , including lush costumes by the prestigious Margaret Furse . Colorful and glamorous cinematography by Christopher Challis . The film is magnificently penned and directed , as always , by Blake Edwards . Blake is a classic comedy filmmaker and director of his own dialogue , there's no doubt he knows what he's about . His stories are amusing and well-realized though uneven , but thanks to Sellers many movies stand out . He had successes with ¨Pink Panther¨ series who became him a world-wide celebrity as ¨A shot in dark¨ , ¨Return of pink panther , ¨Revenge of pink panther¨ , ¨Curse of Pink Panther¨ , ¨Pink Panther strikes again¨ , ¨Trail of Pink Panther¨ , ¨Son of Pink Panther¨ , among others . Since then , there have been many more hit-and-miss comedies , some wildly unsuitable vehicles for his second wife Julie Andrews as ¨The Tamarind seed¨ , ¨Darling Lili¨, ¨SOB¨ , ¨10¨ , ¨That's life¨ . His greatest hits were ¨The party¨ , the Tranvestite comedy ¨Victor/Victoria¨ and of course the joyously ¨Breakfast at Tiffany's ¨. The flick will appeal to Peter Sellers fans . This is arguably one of the Pink Panther's best . This consistently fun comedy titled ¨A shot in the dark¨ deserves 'Two thumbs up' .
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