A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Peter Blatty. Filmed in Panavision, it is a standalone sequel to The Pink Panther (1963), it is the second installment in the eponymous film series. Peter Sellers reprised his role as Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the French Sûreté, with Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom and George Sanders co-starring in supporting roles.
Plot
Late at night at the country home of millionaire Benjamin Ballon, several of its occupants are moving about rooms, hiding and spying on others. The household consists of: Ballon's wife Dominique; Henri LaFarge, the head butler, and his wife Madame LaFarge, the cook; Miguel Ostos, the head chauffeur; Pierre, the second chauffeur, and his wife Dudu, the head maid; Georges the gardener, and his wife Simone, the second maid; Maria Gambrelli, the third maid; and Maurice, the second butler. The night's events soon end with gunshots in the room of Maria, with Miguel found murdered.
More details
| author | Marcel Achard William Peter Blatty |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Blake Edwards |
| editor | Bert Bates Ralph E. Winters |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | action animation comedy crime mystery |
| keywords | attempt to escape butler even force hear hide in the closet inspector clouseau kill move murder national police nervous breakdown nudist camp passionate kiss release from prison sûreté train |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini |
| producer | Blake Edwards |
| productionCompany | Animation: DePatie-Freleng Mirisch Films The Mirisch Corporation TVC London |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | crime comedy parody police comedy sequel serial killer spy |