

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
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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