A Shot in the Dark
1964, NR, 102 min. Directed by Blake Edwards. Starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommers, George Sanders, Herbert Lom.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Wed., May 23, 2001
This second Pink Panther effort finds the fumbling Clouseau investigating a series of murders – one of which takes place in a nudist colony.
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The first in the original Pink Panther series follows the clueless Inspector Clouseau (the always genius Sellers) to Switzerland in search of a jewel thief ...
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KEYWORDS FOR THIS FILM
A Shot in the Dark, Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers, Elke Sommers, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
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