Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It is the seventh film in The Pink Panther series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he appeared as Inspector Clouseau. Sellers died 18 months before production began; his performance consists entirely of his deleted scenes and outtakes from previous films. Although the Sellers estate sued United Artists and the unauthorized use of the footage was ruled illegal, the film was allowed to be released. The newly shot material in the film stars Joanna Lumley as journalist Marie Jouvet searching for the missing Clouseau– and running afoul of the inspector's enemies who do not wish to see him return.
Plot
When the famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen again from Lugash, Chief Inspector Clouseau is called on the case despite protests by Chief Inspector Dreyfus. While on the case, Clouseau is pursued by the Mafia. Clouseau first goes to London to interrogate Sir Charles Litton (having forgotten that he lives in Southern France). Travelling to the airport, he accidentally blows up his car trying to fix a pop-out lighter, but mistakenly believes it an assassination attempt, and disguises himself in a heavy cast on the flight, which causes complications in the air and on land. He then is led to an awkward introduction to the Scotland Yard detectives at Heathrow Airport. Meanwhile, Dreyfus learns from Scotland Yard that Libyan terrorists have marked Clouseau for assassination, but permits him to continue. At the hotel, Clouseau has a miscommunication with the hotel clerk and gets knocked out a window several times, trying to get his message from Dreyfus.
Cast
- André Maranne
- Burt Kwouk
- Capucine
- Christopher Reich
- Claudia Cardinale
- Colin Blakely
- David Niven
- Denise Crosby
- Dudley Sutton
- Graham Stark
- Harvey Korman
- Herbert Lom
- Hugh Fraser
- Joanna Lumley
- Julie Andrews
- Leonard Rossiter
- Liz Smith
- Marc Smith
- Marne Maitland
- Peter Arne
- Peter Sellers
- Richard Mulligan
- Robert Loggia
- Robert Riettii
- Robert Wagner
- Ronald Fraser
- William Hootkins
More details
| author | Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Tom Waldman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Blake Edwards |
| editor | Alan Jones |
| genre | action animation comedy crime |
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| musicBy | Henry Mancini |
| producer | Marvel Productions Tony Adams |
| productionCompany | Blake Edwards Entertainment Titan Productions United Artists |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United International Pictures |
| recordedAt | Paris Pinewood Studios |
| theme | compilation crime comedy police comedy sequel |