The Pink Panther

1963
PG
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Caper Farce Slapstick Comedy Crime Romance

The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one s... Read allThe bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".

Director
- Blake Edwards
Writers
- Maurice Richlin
- Blake Edwards
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

59K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,979

777

Director
- Blake Edwards
Writers
- Maurice Richlin
- Blake Edwards
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trailer 3:49

The Pink Panther

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The Pink Panther: The Costume Party

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The Pink Panther: The Costume Party

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The Pink Panther: The Cast On Peter Sellers

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Trivia
An animated Pink Panther was created for the opening credits because writer and director Blake Edwards felt that the credits would benefit from some kind of cartoon character. David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng decided to personify the film's eponymous jewel, and the Pink Panther character was chosen by Edwards from over a hundred alternative panther sketches. The Pink Panther introduced in the opening credits became a popular film and television character in his own right, beginning with the cartoon short The Pink Phink (1964) the following year.

Goofs
Disappearing cigarette when the Princess collapses drunk on the rug.

Quotes
[Clouseau bumps into a woman dressed as Cleopatra. He hands back her rubber snake]
Woman: Take your filthy hands off my asp!

Crazy credits
The opening credits featuring a pink panther who interacts with a sentient Phantom glove and plays around with the titles.

Connections
Edited into Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)

Soundtracks
It Had Better Be Tonight
("Meglio Stasera")
Music Henry Mancini
English Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Italian Franco Migliacci
Sung by Fran Jeffries
Tenor sax solos by Plas Johnson

User reviews224

Featured review

7/10

Good fun

I have seen all of the movies in this series, including the horror show that starred Roberto Benigni (the worst of the series). Having seen this movie years ago, I remembered it as being very funny.

After having seen it again a couple of nights ago, I'm happy to report that it is still just as funny as it was years ago. Yes it does seem a little dated and much more tame in spots, but there is nothing to compare to the gag where Sellers steps on his violin. Yes, much of the humor is old fashioned, and slapstick, but is there a funnier chase scene in any other movie? Does the bedroom scene with Sellers, Niven, Wagner and Capucine have any rival other than the stateroom scene in "A Night at the Opera"? Or how about the two gorillas opening the safe? This is truly funny stuff.

My only disappointment was realizing that Sellers is not in that much of the movie. Which is a shame if your not a fan of David Niven.

But this is a minor point. If you haven't seen it in a while, go out and rent or buy "The Pink Panther".

7 out of 10