The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...
Acting
Sellers' Clouseau debut is physical comedy perfection.
Direction
Edwards builds elegant farce from escalating misunderstandings.
Score
Henry Mancini's saxophone theme became instantly iconic.
Director
Blake Edwards
David Niven
Sir Charles Lytton
Peter Sellers
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Claudia Cardinale
The Princess Dala
Capucine
Simone Clouseau
Robert Wagner
George Lytton
Brenda De Banzie
Angela Dunning
Colin Gordon
Tucker
John Le Mesurier
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
Guy Thomajan
Artoff
Michael Trubshawe
Felix Townes
Riccardo Billi
Aristotle Sarajos
Meri Welles
Monica Fawn (as Meri Wells)
Martin Miller
Pierre Luigi - Photographer
Fran Jeffries
Greek 'cousin'
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Sellers wasn't even the star originally—David Niven was top-billed, and Sellers' Clouseau was a supporting role that audiences demanded more of.
The animated Pink Panther character created for this film's credits became so popular he got his own cartoon series, completely eclipsing the live-action franchise in some countries.
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