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A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

…the picture that gets away with murder!

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.

ComedyMysteryCrime

Release: 1964-06-23Runtime: 102 minRating: 7.185 (631)

Cast

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders

George Sanders

Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark

Graham Stark

Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond

Moira Redmond

Simone

Tracy Reed

Tracy Reed

Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Kato

André Maranne

André Maranne

François

Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Madame LaFarge

Crew

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Director

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Screenplay

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

Original Music Composer

Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Producer

George Dunning

George Dunning

Animation Director

Bert Bates

Editor

Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. Winters

Editor

Christopher Challis

Director of Photography

Margaret Furse

Costume Design

Cecil F. Ford

Associate Producer

Clips & Videos

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau is Taken Off the Case | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau is Taken Off the Case | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | "I Suspect Everyone" Murder in the Greenhouse | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | "I Suspect Everyone" Murder in the Greenhouse | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau & Cato's First Fight Scene | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau & Cato's First Fight Scene | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau Sets Himself on Fire | MGM

A SHOT IN THE DARK (1964) | Clouseau Sets Himself on Fire | MGM

Official Trailer

Official Trailer