A Shot in the Dark

Directed by Blake Edwards

Written by Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty, Marcel Achard, Harry Kurnitz

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

Peter Sellers

Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer

Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders

Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom

Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark

Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond

Simone

Tracy Reed

Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk

Kato

André Maranne

François

Vanda Godsell

Madame LaFarge

Maurice Kaufmann

Pierre

Ann Lynn

Dudu