A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards in Panavision. It is the second installment in The Pink Panther film series, with Peter Sellers reprising his role as Inspector Jacques Clouseau of the French Sûreté.
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, and Miguel found murdered. Inspector Clouseau of the Sûreté, a bumbling and incompetent detective, is called out to the scene, accompanied by his assistant Hercule Lajoy. Suspicion is cast upon Maria, as she was found by Maurice clutching the gun that killed the victim. Before Clouseau can investigate further, his superior Commissioner Dreyfus removes him from the investigation out of fear he will bungle a high-profile case.
More details
| author | Marcel Achard William Peter Blatty |
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| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Blake Edwards |
| editor | Bert Bates Ralph E. Winters |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | action animation comedy crime mystery |
| keywords | attempt to escape bumble 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 | Mirisch Films The Mirisch Corporation |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | crime comedy parody police comedy sequel serial killer spy |