A Shot in the Dark

Jun 23, 1964

1h 42m

★ 7.2

…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.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

United Artists

The Mirisch Company

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Cast

Jacques Clouseau

Peter Sellers

Maria Gambrelli

Elke Sommer

Benjamin Ballon

George Sanders

Charles Dreyfus

Herbert Lom

Hercule LaJoy

Graham Stark

Simone

Moira Redmond

Dominique Ballon

Tracy Reed

Kato

Burt Kwouk

François

André Maranne

Madame LaFarge

Vanda Godsell

Pierre

Maurice Kaufmann

Dudu

Ann Lynn

Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What they don't count on, however, is having more than one Clouseau on the job.

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6.4

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7.1

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