Film

A Shot in the Dark

1964 · 1h 42m · Comedy · Mystery · Crime

…the picture that gets away with murder!

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

70

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.

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

David Lodge

Georges

Martin Benson

Maurice

Reginald Beckwith

Receptionist

Douglas Wilmer

Henri LaFarge

• Blake EdwardsDirector · Producer · Screenplay
• William Peter BlattyScreenplay
• Walter MirischExecutive Producer
• Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
• Henry ManciniOriginal Music Composer
• Bert BatesEditor
• Ralph E. WintersEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

June 23, 1964

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$12,368,234

Genres

Comedy, Mystery, Crime

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