The Pink Panther poster
Director Blake Edwards
Screenplay Blake Edwards, Maurice Richlin

The Pink Panther

Tagline: You only live once…so see the Pink Panther twice!!!

Release Date: 1963-12-18

Duration: 115 minutes

Synopsis

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

Casting

  • Claudia Cardinale
    The Princess Dala
  • David Niven
    Sir Charles Lytton
  • Robert Wagner
    George Lytton
  • Peter Sellers
    Insp. Jacques Clouseau
  • John Le Mesurier
    Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
  • Capucine
    Simone Clouseau
  • Meri Welles
    Monica Fawn (as Meri Wells)
  • Brenda De Banzie
    Angela Dunning
  • William Bryant
    Policeman (uncredited)
  • John Bartha
    Policeman (uncredited)