

A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Movie · 1h 42m · PG
ComedyMysteryCrime
"…the picture that gets away with murder!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
70/100
Key crew
- Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
- Blake EdwardsDirector
- Blake EdwardsScreenplay
- William Peter BlattyScreenplay
Cast
- Peter SellersJacques Clouseau
- Elke SommerMaria Gambrelli
- George SandersBenjamin Ballon
- Herbert LomCharles Dreyfus
- Graham StarkHercule LaJoy
- Moira RedmondSimone
- Tracy ReedDominique Ballon
- Burt KwoukKato
- André MaranneFrançois
- Vanda GodsellMadame LaFarge
- Maurice KaufmannPierre
- Ann LynnDudu
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Themes
suspicion of murderunskillfulness























