A Shot in the Dark poster
Director Blake Edwards
Screenplay Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty

A Shot in the Dark

Tagline: …the picture that gets away with murder!

Release Date: 1964-06-23

Duration: 102 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Elke Sommer
    Maria Gambrelli
  • Peter Sellers
    Jacques Clouseau
  • Herbert Lom
    Charles Dreyfus
  • George Sanders
    Benjamin Ballon
  • Tracy Reed
    Dominique Ballon
  • Ann Lynn
    Dudu
  • Rose Hill
    Soprano
  • Reginald Beckwith
    Receptionist
  • Tutte Lemkow
    Kazak Dancer
  • Graham Stark
    Hercule LaJoy