A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play L’Idiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.
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Peter Sellers | Jacques Clouseau |
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Elke Sommer | Maria Gambrelli |
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George Sanders | Benjamin Ballon |
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Herbert Lom | Charles Dreyfus |
| Graham Stark | Hercule LaJoy | |
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Moira Redmond | Simone |
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Tracy Reed | Dominique Ballon |
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Burt Kwouk | Kato |
Directing |
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| Blake Edwards | Director |
Sound |
| Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
Writing |
| Marcel Achard | Author |
| Harry Kurnitz | Author |