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FilmPG1964
A Shot in the Dark
Directed by Blake Edwards
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount. From TMDB
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A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy mystery crime film, directed by Blake Edwards, starring Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer and George Sanders.
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60 of 135 · most liked firstLifes Rich Pageant was released on this day in 1986. The title was inspired by a line in the 1964 Pink Panther film A Shot in the Dark when Inspector Clouseau, says “It’s all part of life’s rich pageant” after he falls into a fountain. What’s your favorite track from “Pageant”?
neutral · AI labelView post →"Karnov's Revenge" being a direct sequel to "Fighter's History" and NOT "Karnov" is basically the video game version of how the Pink Panther movie franchise is actually a direct sequel to "A Shot in the Dark," a spinoff film of the original "The Pink Panther."
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards1000SixtiesMovies 408/1000: A SHOT IN THE DARK In the second movie of the Pink Panther film series, Inspector Clouseau becomes smitten with a beautiful maid, and is determined to prove her innocent of a murder case that took place at the house where the maid is working.
neutral · AI labelView post →While I know he's had quite a career, whenever I see George Sanders, I can't help but think of M. Ballon from "A Shot in the Dark", the second (and best) Pink Panther movie. #svengoolie
neutral · AI labelView post →#1001CoverSongs Song # 30: Roland Alphonso leading his band through the Henry Mancini-penned title track from the movie, "A Shot in the Dark." youtu.be/9C8Ela7-ABk?...
neutral · AI labelView post →it’s kinda nuts how The Pink Panther is a charming but very lightweight film, honestly nothing to write home about, and then A Shot in the Dark has one of the most arresting opening sequences I’ve ever seen
positive · AI labelView post →6/23/64: Blake Edwards' A Shot in the Dark w/Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Mr. George Sanders, Herbert Lom @jhoberman.bsky.social: "The series’ strongest movie" More: @simonsaybrams.bsky.social: www.politico.com/states/new-y... @goonpod.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
neutral · AI labelView post →When well-known actors die, my husband and I always pick a movie to watch in their honor. Sometimes it's a hard choice, but not this time. Tonight it's A Shot in the Dark. RIP Elke Sommer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/m...
positive · AI labelView post →A Shot in the Dark (Blake Edwards, 1964; United Artists (currently by MGM)) - 8/10 Great standalone sequel to The Pink Panther (1963/1964) involving Inspector Clouseau. If I'm gonna pick which is better, A Shot in the Dark is slightly more funnier than the first Pink Panther movie.
positive · AI labelView post →A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... The best Inspector Clouseau film with the introduction of Cato, Commissioner Dreyfus, some wonderful physical comedy and the greatest fourth-wall break of all!
neutral · AI labelView post →Peter Sellers 100📽️🎞️ #NowWatching 'A Shot In The Dark'. 1964 (Blake Edwards) No Sellers season would be complete without a Pink Panther film included.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yet another dream soundtrack release this year! Quartet Records is releasing a 60th anniversary edition of Henry Mancini’s legendary Pink Panther score with both the film soundtrack and the album version with @malonedigital.bsky.social Please let this mean A Shot In The Dark is possible!
neutral · AI labelView post →A Shot In The Dark (1964), the second Inspector Clouseau movie, was adapted (by William Peter Blatty!) from a French play called L’Idiote. It had been translated, renamed A Shot In The Dark and performed on Broadway in 1961. The play starred Julie Harris, Walter Matthau and… William Shatner!
neutral · AI labelView post →The episode's title, "A Shot in the Ringuma!!" (リングマでドッキリ！) is similar to the title of the 1964 comedy film "A Shot in the Dark" (暗闇でドッキリ). The episode has absolutely nothing to do with the movie other than having a similar title.
neutral · AI labelView post →6/23/64: Blake Edwards' A Shot in the Dark, w/Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, Mr. George Sanders, Herbert Lom @jhoberman.bsky.social: "The series’ strongest movie" More: @simonsaybrams.bsky.social: www.politico.com/states/new-y... Chilton: www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fact! #NowWatching Pink Panther a Shot in the Dark. Oh god I love this movie so much 🤣🤣
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight on Sky Arts, 8pm A Shot In The Dark (1964) My favourite Peter Sellers film and last year we covered it to mark its 60th anniversary with award-winning novelist Adam Leslie! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g...
neutral · AI labelView post →From the title, many don't realize it is part of the series, but "A Shot in the Dark" from 1964 is the hilarious second film in the fun #PinkPanther series starring #PeterSellers and directed by #BlakeEdwards with music by #HenryMancini. 🎬🎥🎞️
neutral · AI labelView post →#Bales2026FilmChallenge #Bales2026MovieChallenge 5/13 Silly but brilliant A Shot in the Dark (1964) The best of 5 appearances by the great Peter Sellers as bumbling Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther film franchise. #filmsky 📽️ #moviesky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →The film is based on a French play, "L'Idiote" by Marcel Achard, which was adapted to English by Harry Kurnitz and retitled "A Shot in the Dark". Sellers hated it and Edwards and William Peter Blatty rewrote it in a few weeks to make it a direct PP sequel #AShotInTheDark #FlicksForAll #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Answers for 11/1: 1 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) John Williams 2 THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) Nino Rota 3 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000) Hans Zimmer/Lalo Schifrin 4 A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) Henry Mancini 5 BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) Franz Waxman Theme: Second film in a series or franchise. 2/2
neutral · AI labelView post →There are very few movie scenes I love more than the opening to A Shot in the Dark. An unexpectedly mature way to start a goofy slapstick comedy, with that sombre song backing the whole thing. Visually impressive, too, with only four long shots in four minutes.
positive · AI labelView post →I am still in the mood for a 1964 caper. So finally watching A Shot in the Dark - Let's just make this my #Junespoitation Free space Day Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw the next film in the Jacques Clouseau saga, “A Shot in the Dark”, and I liked it. A good blend of funny and dramatic, and an undeniably great soundtrack from Mancini. Like the previous film, “The Pink Panther”, I saw it on MAX. 8.25/10
positive · AI labelView post →Likewise ignoring current events for my mental health by watching 1964’s A Shot In the Dark, wherein Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Clouseau slowly drives a scene-stealing Herbery Lom’s Commissioner Dreyfus mad over the course of the film. Also: Elke Sommer!
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching BARON BLOOD 1972 on Shudder. Elke Sommer left us this week, and while A SHOT IN THE DARK is my favorite Elke movie, but it's Halloween, so I went with this one. it's not great, but Elke is great in it & looks stunning. Rest in power, old friend. #horrorsky #moviesky
positive · AI labelView post →I first learned that there was such a thing called nudism while watching the movie “A Shot in the Dark” starring Elke Sommer when I was a kid. www.tmz.com/2026/10/29/e...
neutral · AI labelView post →Will never get over The Pink Panther being not a true Pink Panther movie (in that is about a gentleman thief and the bungling detective character is incidental) and the best Pink Panther movie isn't technically a Pink Panther movie (A Shot in the Dark.)
positive · AI labelView post →Still can't get over the second Pink Panther film, "A Shot in the Dark", screenplay being co-written with Blake Edwards by "The Exorcist's" William Peter Blatty.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Pink panther is such an interesting series. The first film that was literally a vehicle for David Niven had Peter Sellers outshined everybody else in the role to the extent that the whole thing pivoted. But that A Shot in the Dark is the second film is so fascinating to me.
neutral · AI labelView post →My favourite film ostensibly set in France is possibly A Shot in the Dark, with this incredible pre-titles sequence (shot in Borehamwood) youtu.be/NC_s4gyIqag?...
positive · AI labelView post →We're thrilled to announce that Anthony Ferraro will be our keynote speaker at this year’s Braille Challenge Finals! 🎉 Anthony Ferraro is a professional athlete, musician, motivational speaker, and content creator. The 2018 film A Shot in the Dark covers his journey as a blind wrestler.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pick a movie, keep one actor, rest are Muppets. A Shot in the Dark Herbert Lom stays as C.I. Dreyfus Clouseau - Gonzo Maria Gambrelli - Camilla M. Ballon - Statler Maurice - Waldorf Francois - Scooter Kato - Animal
neutral · AI labelView post →A SHOT IN THE DARK, my favorite Inspector Clouseau movie is available on Tubi. Tell your friends and family. Yay!
positive · AI labelView post →Revenge of the Pink Panther is my personal fave of that series. Maybe because it was a quickie effort so UA would have a big summer movie for ‘78, but it’s way funnier and brisker than the other ‘70s entries, if not A Shot in the Dark.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mary Christmas is one of those Puritan names, like A Shot in the Dark, that would make a great movie title. They should invent movies now
neutral · AI labelView post →Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85 The German-born star appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in comedies and films filled with international intrigue. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite movie when I was 20 was A SHOT IN THE DARK. Even though I considered the movie to be old and my friends considered it corny. #PeterSellers #InspectorClouseau
positive · AI labelView post →I wrote a film review for Blake Edwards' classic comedy A Shot in the Dark (1964) starring Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Elke Sommer, Burt Kwouk, & George Saunders. boxd.it/efEPBz
neutral · AI labelView post →A Shot in the Dark is probably the best Clousseau movie. The incredible cast includes Elke Sommer, Herbert Lom, George Sanders, Graham Stark, André Maranne and Burt Kwouk.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Expanse - "A Shot In The Dark": Yeah, I prefer the Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers film. :| Just...wow, could they please tighten the screws on Ilus just a bit more? It's actively depressing to watch, and everyone blaming Holden for it all is...possibly warranted. I don't think Avasarala was wrong?
neutral · AI labelView post →The actor and comedian fit a world of characters into a short lifetime (sometimes within the same film). Not-so-funny in his personal life, he was BOTD in 1925 and died of a heart attack at 54. Below, Sellers and Elke Summer in a publicity shot from A Shot in the Dark. #moviesky #film
neutral · AI labelView post →A Shot in the Dark (2025 Movie Thread, #177) #filmsky #MurderMysteryMAYhem
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantastic film selection. I watched A Shot In The Dark last night with the marvellous George Sanders playing Benjamin Ballon.
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 8pm, A Shot In The Dark on Sky Arts. At 9pm, Aliens on Great Movies or Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade on Film4. At 10pm, Blue Velvet on BBC2. At 10.30pm, Eighth Grade on BBC3. At 11.50pm, Quatermass & The Pit on Sky Arts. At 11.55pm, The Elephant Man on BBC2 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →JW A Shot in the Dark for first time in 40 years or so. It's okay, but weird to have a film with scenes with scripted gags interspersed with scenes with no scripted gags but lots of props for Peter to fuck about with. Which are quite fun but none of the gags are arising from the characters or story.
neutral · AI labelView post →While everyone is currently mourning the passing of Patrick Stewart - I feel compelled to mention the passing of cult favorite Elke Sommer who also passed away yesterday. Most probably remember her from the PP film A Shot in the Dark, but to me her two films with Mario Bava (continued) ⬇️
neutral · AI labelView post →A Shot In The Dark, my favorite Pink Panther movie. RIP
positive · AI labelView post →Movies released on October 5: Girls Town (1959) A Shot in the Dark (1964) Drunken Master (1978) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) Training Day (2001) Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8K1... MST3K: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG5t... #movies 🎬 #anniversary #MST3K
neutral · AI labelView post →A great (less obscure) film from each year of the 60s: 1960: The Magnificent Seven 1961: West Side Story 1962: Lawrence of Arabia 1963: The Servant 1964: A Shot in the Dark 1965: The Ipcress File 1966: Alfie 1967: The Graduate 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1969: Performance
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay, @calamityjane516.bsky.social, the next #movie on my 200 favorites list is one I KNOW you’ll agree with. Sorry, Steve Martin. You know I love you, you wild and crazy guy. But there is only one Inspector Clouseau and it’s not you. It’s a Shot in the Dark #humor #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →The original trailer for A Shot in the Dark is incredible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8K1...
neutral · AI labelView post →I love this movie series. The Pink Panther (1963), A Shot in the Dark (1964), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978). I even watched Son of the Pink Panther (1993) because I’m a big Roberto Benigni fan. 😁
positive · AI labelView post →One of the greatest sequels ever made, in my opinion, was ‘A Shot In The Dark’. Only a director like Blake Edwards could have followed up ‘The Pink Panther’ with something even better like this. The opening scene alone is just genius. So well choreographed ❤️ youtu.be/NC_s4gyIqag?...
positive · AI labelView post →The world is kinda shit right now, but the opening to A Shot in The Dark (1964), the best Pink Panther movie, is still absolutely perfect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC_s...
positive · AI labelView post →1964: The Pink Panther cartoon character was developed for the opening title sequence of the hit film, “A Shot in the Dark,” starring Peter Sellers.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dark Knight. Blade II Godzilla Minus One over Shin Godzilla. Mission Impossible after the third film. A Shot in the Dark, is better than The Pink Panther. The Empire Strikes Back.
neutral · AI labelView post →Also in A Shot In The Dark, the second (and best) Clouseau movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →The second Inspector Clouseau film, A SHOT IN THE DARK, was co-written by William Peter Blatty?
neutral · AI labelView post →When facing a national crises, and have no power watch a Pink Panther movie. A Shot in the Dark, is very healing
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