Inspector Clouseau (1968 film)
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| Directed by | Bud Yorkin |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Written by | Blake Edwards (character) Maurice Richlin (character) Frank Waldman Tom Waldman |
| Starring | Alan Arkin |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | July 19, 1968 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | A Shot in the Dark |
| Followed by | The Return of the Pink Panther |
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Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 United Artists feature film, the third in the popular Pink Panther movie series. It was directed by Bud Yorkin, written by Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman and starred Alan Arkin, who replaced Peter Sellers. Sellers had declined to return for the lead role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
The film was the last to feature Clouseau until 1975's The Return of the Pink Panther. Costume design and elements of Arkin's performance were retained when Sellers took back the role for Return.
Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman also make their debut writing the series. Frank Waldman would co-write The Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge of the Pink Panther, and Trail of the Pink Panther. Tom Waldman would co-write Trail with Frank.
Apart from the 2006 film, Inspector Clouseau is the only entry in the series that does not feature Sellers and is not directed by Blake Edwards. Both were involved at that time with the film The Party. The Mirisch Company wanted to proceed with this movie, so when Sellers and Edwards declined to participate, Mirisch decided to proceed without them. The film languished in obscurity despite an excellent performance from Arkin in the title role which manages to not imitate Peter Sellers.
Edwards and Sellers returned for The Return of the Pink Panther in 1975 several years after Walter Mirisch left the studio.
[edit] Plot summary
An organized crime wave strikes across Europe. Suspecting a mole within Scotland Yard, the Prime Minister brings Clouseau in to solve the case. Clouseau foils two assassination attempts but is accidentally kidnapped. The gang use him to make a face mask. Later, they use their Clouseau masks to commit a series of daring bank robberies across Europe. Eventually, Clouseau foils the plot and unmasks the traitor within the Yard.
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