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Peter Sellers | ... | ||
Herbert Lom | ... | ||
Burt Kwouk | ... | ||
Dyan Cannon | ... | ||
Robert Webber | ... |
Philippe Douvier
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Tony Beckley | ... |
Guy Algo
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Robert Loggia | ... |
Al Marchione
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Paul Stewart | ... |
Julio Scallini
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André Maranne | ... |
Sgt. François Chevalier
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Graham Stark | ... | |
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Alfie Bass | ... |
Fernet
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Sue Lloyd | ... |
Claude Russo
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Danny Schiller | ... | |
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Douglas Wilmer | ... |
Police Commissioner
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Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Dr. Paul Laprone
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To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Once Clouseau's death has been announced, the former Chief Inspector, Charles Dreyfus, feels much, much better and is released from the mental hospital. Jacques Clouseau tries to take advantage of his "death" and goes under cover with Cato to find out who tried to assassinate him. Written by Lars J. Aas <larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no>
Peter Sellers made 5 Pink Panther movies; this was the last and, in my opinion, the best. Planning a 6th, he died before it could be made. I remember reading in a biography that, as he was practising his Clousseau voice for the 6th film, his wife told him that the dialog he was reciting was "barely intelligible." Just the thought of that makes me chuckle. (Very nasal now: Peuwp - did you say "Peuwp?").
This Pink Panther film contains myriad classic scenes. Right at the beginning we see Clousseau (dressed as Toulouse Lautrec) tossing the "beuwm!" toward Professor Balls, who is saved from the explosion by the "new shipment of inflatable goiters!" Then, as he explains to his boss what has happened, he sets the office afire from the burning embers on his clothes and, exiting, proclaims "I must apprehend this mad 'beuwmber' before he does anymore of the 'dam-ajje'."
This goes on and on. You must be a real Clousseau aficionado to appreciate it, I suppose. It's an acquired taste! Nevertheless, I think it's a funny movie if you like silly, somewhat refined, slapstick comedy.