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The Sunday Film: A Shot in the Dark

BBC One
on BBC One London

starring
Peter Sellers , Elke Sommer with George Sanders , Herbert Lorn
When a parlourmaid is accused of shooting her lover at the home of her wealthy employer, Inspector Clouseau is assigned to the case. His unusual - and blundering - methods leave a trail of unsolved murders in his wake and drive his superior to distraction.
The film that marked Peter Sellers's second appearance as Inspector Clouseau, the supremely incompetent French detective first seen in The Pink Panther.
Screenplay by Blake Edwards and Will Peter Blatty Based on the plays by Harry Kurnitz and Marcel Acbarb
Produced and directed by Blake Edwards. Films: page 25

Contributors

Director/producer:
Blake Edwards
Screenwriter:
Blake Edwards
Screenwriter:
Will Peter Blatty
Author:
Harry Kurnitz
Author:
Marcel Acbarb
Insp Jacques Clouseau:
Peter Sellers
Maria Gambrelli:
Elke Sommer
Benjamin Ballon:
George Sanders
Chief Insp Charles Dreyfus:
Herbert Lom
Dominique Ballon:
Tracy Reed
Hercule Lajoy:
Graham Stark
Francois (Dreyfus's assistant):
Andre Maranne
Henri Lefarge:
Douglas Wilmer
Maurice:
Martin Benson
Kato:
Burt Kwouk
Source: Radio Times

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