A Shot in the Dark

The popularity of Peter Sellers's Inspector Clousseau from the The Pink Panther it warranted the bumbling French detective getting center stage in what turned out to be a series of films. For the rest of his life Sellers was assured... Full review

Sellers' Inspector Closeau is on the search to find out who killed the chaffeur in a mansion. Unfortunatly the bumbling detective can't resist his blond suspect, keeps getting arrested while going "undercover" (including at a nudist colony! Calm down there's no... Full review

Sellers' Inspector Closeau is on the search to find out who killed the chaffeur in a mansion. Unfortunatly the bumbling detective can't resist his blond suspect, keeps getting arrested while going "undercover" (including at a nudist colony! Calm down there's no... Full review

The legendary Peter Sellers stars as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in director Blake Edwards' 1964 comedy, "A Shot in the Dark." In the film, Sellers goes on a case to solve a series of murders that leads him into a... Full review

The legendary Peter Sellers stars as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau in director Blake Edwards' 1964 comedy, "A Shot in the Dark." In the film, Sellers goes on a case to solve a series of murders that leads him into a... Full review

Though The Pink Panther preceded this one, A Shot in the Dark could be considered as the first of known Inspector Clouseau series where Inspector Dreyfuss also showed up. This is, I believe, second best of the series after Pink Panther... Full review

Though The Pink Panther preceded this one, A Shot in the Dark could be considered as the first of known Inspector Clouseau series where Inspector Dreyfuss also showed up. This is, I believe, second best of the series after Pink Panther... Full review

The best movie ever!Only one thing, there should be only one murderer for the Gammbrllee case! Other than that,Peter Sellers at his BEST!... Full review

The best movie ever!Only one thing, there should be only one murderer for the Gammbrllee case! Other than that,Peter Sellers at his BEST!... Full review

The second of the Pink Panther series, this is considered by most critics as the best of the lot, and for once I have to agree with them. It's almost a one-man show with Peter Sellers ("Inspector Jacques Clouseau") exhibiting... Full review

In fact, A SHOT IN THE DARK is based on stage play about a foolish judge, that was retro-fitted as a vehicle for the bungling detective character. It's not at all stagey, and the cast is a great display of star power. ... Full Review

Some scenes are so funny that you could swear the actors are about to crack up laughing, so you laugh even harder when supporting players such as Graham Stark (as Clouseau's tolerant assistant, Hercule) hold a perfectly deadpan expression. This time Inspector Clouseau is accidentally assigned to track a gorgeous, high-profile murder suspect (Elke Sommer), who is connected to several Parisian murders by circumstantial evidence. ... Full Review

Without a doubt, A SHOT IN THE DARK is finest and funniest of all of Inspector Clouseaus theatrical outings. A SHOT IN THE DARK also stars Elke Sommer as Maria Gambrelli, the beautiful murder suspect whom Clouseau releases from jail, because he is sure that she will lead him to the real culprit. ... Full Review

A Shot in the Dark is awash with moments of outstanding comedy, covering slapstick, verbal, visual, physical humour and much more. Building upon the characters established in the first Pink Panther movie, A Shot in the Dark whips them up to even greater heights of comic absurdity. ... Full Review

There's a great story behind the making of A Shot in the Dark , but you won't find it here. The plot for A Shot in the Dark is little more than a backdrop for Sellers' performance as bumbling French police inspector Jacques Clouseau. ... Full Review

When one is talking about "the pink panther", it may actually be necessary to define what one means by that phrase. Is it simply the film series whose various installments and incarnations now number in the double digits and stretch... ... Full Article

The West End Players Guild faced a curious challenge with its new production, "A Shot in the Dark." A mystery/comedy of the type that was once considered racy, it's still way more comedy than mystery. ... Full Article

Memories can be misleading, but I vaguely recall an evening in 1977 or '78 when my family was having dinner at another family's house, and my brother and I were hanging out with a bunch of other kids in a... ... Full Article

Although the comic mystery play "A Shot In The Dark" has a rather complicated history, director Vesta Gleissner's reason for choosing to direct it for Patio Playhouse is quite simple. ... Full Article

As a fan of these films since childhood, it's cool to hear the opinion of someone who's appreciating them for the first time.However a warning Quint, I'd rethink your viewing schedule if I were you. ... Full Article

'THE PARTY' AND 'A SHOT IN THE DARK' Two great physical comedies (1968 and 1964) directed by Blake Edwards and starring the maddeningly gifted Peter Sellers . ... Full Article