A Shot in the Dark (1964)
…the picture that gets away with murder!
102 min
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.
- Release date
- March 4, 1965
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Music
- Henry Mancini
- Box office
- $12,368,234
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- The Shadows of Parisinstrumental2:58
- A Shot in the Darkinstrumental2:33
- Dear Heartinstrumental2:43
- Moment to Momentinstrumental2:28
Cast
- Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau
- Elke Sommer as Maria Gambrelli
- George Sanders as Benjamin Ballon
- Herbert Lom as Charles Dreyfus
- Graham Stark as Hercule LaJoy
- Moira Redmond as Simone
- Tracy Reed as Dominique Ballon
- Burt Kwouk as Kato
- André Maranne as François
- Vanda Godsell as Madame LaFarge
- Maurice Kaufmann as Pierre
- Ann Lynn as Dudu
- David Lodge as Georges
- Martin Benson as Maurice
- Reginald Beckwith as Receptionist
- Douglas Wilmer as Henri LaFarge
- Bryan Forbes as Camp Attendant
- Andre Charisse as Game Warden
- Howard Greene as Gendarme
- Jack Melford as The Psycho-Analyst
- Victor Beaumont as Gendarme
- Tutte Lemkow as Kazak Dancer
- Fred Hugh as Balding Customer
- Rose Hill as Soprano
Crew
- Blake Edwards · Director
- Blake Edwards · Writer
- William Peter Blatty · Writer
- Harry Kurnitz · Writer
- Marcel Achard · Writer
- Blake Edwards · Producer
- Henry Mancini · Composer
- Christopher Challis · Cinematographer
- Bert Bates · Editor
- Ralph E. Winters · Editor
- Michael Stringer · Production designer