8.1 Score

1964 • 1h 42min • Approved • Mystery, Comedy, Crime

A Shot in the Dark

"…the picture that gets away with murder!"

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.

IMDb 7.3

RT 94%

MC 70

Director

Blake Edwards

Writer

Blake Edwards

Composer

Henry Mancini

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Peter Sellers

Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer

Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders

Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom

Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark

Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond

Simone

Tracy Reed

Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk

Kato

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Peter Sellers Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond Simone

Tracy Reed Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk Kato

André Maranne François

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Ann Lynn Dudu

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