The Pink Panther (1963)
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Duration: 115 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers and Robert Wagner
IMDb score:
7,0 (62.605)
Releasedate: 18 December 1963
The Pink Panther plot
"A Madcap Frolic Of Crime and Fun."
Princess Dala is staying at a luxury resort and is in possession of the largest diamond in the world; the Pink Panther. Also in this place resides the charming Charles Lytton who is secretly The Phantom, a jewel thief, and of course he has his eye on the diamond. The gullible inspector Jacques Clouseau tries to prevent the theft of the diamond and expose The Phantom.
Actors and actresses
Sir Charles Lytton
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
The Princess Dala
Simone Clouseau
George Lytton
Angela Dunning
Tucker
Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
Saloud
Artoff
Reviews & comments
Dievegge
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- 3235 messages
- 8332 votes
The opening animation and the music by Blake Edwards are the two strongest points. In addition to the clever Panther theme, there is also the song Meglio Stasera, sung by Fran Jeffries. Deriving a cartoon character from a gemstone was a genius idea.
It starts with a succession of short scenes in various world cities, including the Colosseum in the background. Then the characters gather in the northern Italian ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, to steal the pink diamond or just prevent the theft.
David Niven plays the gentleman burglar The Phantom, a character reminiscent of Fantômas (1913) and Arsène lupine. However, he is overshadowed by Peter Sellers, who used a lot of improvisation to give Clouseau his own character. He would develop this further in the sequels. He combines physical slapstick humor with puns. It's also a parody of Sherlock Holmes, who also wears a mackintosh and plays the violin - albeit slightly better in tone. There are good jokes in it, but it also has a cheap farce to it. Claudia Cardinale has the grace to play a princess, but it's a shame her voice is dubbed. You can tell from her lip movements that she does speak English. At her entrance she wears a pink ski suit, a color that is emphatically present in several scenes. Yves Saint-Laurent designed a few packages and received a name for them.
Translated from Dutch · View original
Filmkriebel
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- 10326 messages
- 4837 votes
I kind of feel the same as JoeCabot. Bland with a lot of clumsy stumbling meant to make you laugh sick, but something Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin did much better a few decades ago so it just doesn't work. Then you have some long set pieces that were quite catchy, like the whole thing in Clouseau's room with his adulterous wife and of course the "theft" itself with the Phantom and his cousin in monkey suits . Sellers also not as memorable as is sometimes claimed. In the first hour he is even barely noticeable. The positive of the film is that this was the start of the much funnier cartoon series with the real pink panther.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Inspector Clouseau
1968
A Shot in the Dark
1964
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