A Shot in the Dark (1964)
…the picture that gets away with murder!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 42m
- Director Blake Edwards
- Genres Comedy Crime Mystery
- Rating 7.2/10 (678 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Peter Sellers
as Jacques Clouseau
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Elke Sommer
as Maria Gambrelli
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George Sanders
as Benjamin Ballon
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Herbert Lom
as Charles Dreyfus
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Graham Stark
as Hercule LaJoy
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Moira Redmond
as Simone
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Tracy Reed
as Dominique Ballon
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Burt Kwouk
as Kato
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André Maranne
as François
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Vanda Godsell
as Madame LaFarge
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Maurice Kaufmann
as Pierre
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Ann Lynn
as Dudu
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David Lodge
as Georges
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Martin Benson
as Maurice
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Reginald Beckwith
as Receptionist
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Douglas Wilmer
as Henri LaFarge
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Bryan Forbes
as Camp Attendant
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Andre Charisse
as Game Warden
Crew
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Blake Edwards
Director
- Christopher Challis Director of Photography
- Bert Bates Editor
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Ralph E. Winters
Editor
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Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
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Blake Edwards
Producer
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Blake Edwards
Screenplay
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William Peter Blatty
Screenplay
