The Pink Panther

"You only live once… so see the Pink Panther twice!!!"

1963 1h 55m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 1,233

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Synopsis

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The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

“You only live once… so see the Pink Panther twice!!!”

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Cast

David Niven
Sir Charles Lytton
Peter Sellers
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Claudia Cardinale
The Princess Dala
Capucine
Simone Clouseau
Robert Wagner
George Lytton
Brenda De Banzie
Angela Dunning
Colin Gordon
Tucker
John Le Mesurier
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Maurice Richlin, Blake Edwards
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Pink Panther (Original) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Philip H. Lathrop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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David Niven and Peter Sellers and Claudia Cardinale carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You only live once… so see the Pink Panther twice!!!".

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The take

Blake Edwards directs. Philip H. Lathrop behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Ralph E. Winters cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Italian, French.

Trivia

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163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French.
3Part of the "The Pink Panther (Original) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Philip H. Lathrop. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ralph E. Winters shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7David Niven and Peter Sellers and Claudia Cardinale carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You only live once… so see the Pink Panther twice!!!".
9IMDB entry: tt0057413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "slapstick comedy", "clouseau", "bumbling", "clumsiness".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Original score: Henry Mancini
Editing: Ralph E. Winters
Costume design: Yves Saint Laurent
Makeup / hair: Amalia Paoletti
Sound: Alexander Fisher
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $10,878,107
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Pink Panther (1963)

Part of

The Pink Panther (Original) Collection

The Pink Panther is a movie series of live action mixed with animation totaling in six official films and three not official films. The main character is a clumsy inspector named Jacques Clouseau who is played by Peter Sellers in the official Pink Panther films. Today The Pink Panther is the famous trademark of a huge franchise.

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CinemaSerf2024-04-22
★ 7/10
David Niven recreates a little of his "Raffles" (1939) character here as the suave and debonaire "Sir Charles Lytton". He's a social sophisticate who is invited to the grandest of soirées and where there is always a jewel robbery. Nobody has ever quite put two and two together before until "Clouseau" (Peter Sellers) and his wife "Simone" (Capucine) arrive at a luxurious hotel where the "Princess" (Claudia Cardinale) is also staying - along with her priceless necklace. "Clouseau" thinks it's bound to be stolen, as does just about everyone else but the arrival of nephew "George" (Robert Wagner) puts a spanner in the works of "Lytton" and what now ensues is quite a good laugh. Niven and Cardinale just ooze charisma here, with both gelling well and easily exuding a sense that this alpine luxury is exactly where they belong. The audience knows a few things about "Mrs Clouseau" that her husband doesn't, and that adds quite nicely to the not so mysterious mystery and to the rather quirky ending. I think this is my favourite of the outings for Sellers with this character. It's his most natural performance and his role isn't top-billed, he's more a part of the mechanics of a film that marries quite a few themes together and allows everyone to have their "007" meets "To Catch a Thief" moment in the snow. Some of the scenes - especially in the hotel room with the folks hiding under the bed - do go on too long, but there's still enough innate comedy timing from just about everyone to take this oft-told story and make it worth rehashing. Keep an eye out for the over-the-top Brenda de Banzie, too! Good fun.

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