A Shot in the Dark (1964)

Comedy
Mystery
Crime

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.

Cast

Jacques Clouseau
Peter Sellers
Maria Gambrelli
Elke Sommer
Pierre
Maurice Kaufmann
Dudu
Ann Lynn
Georges
David Lodge
Maurice
Martin Benson
Receptionist
Reginald Beckwith
Henri LaFarge
Douglas Wilmer
Camp Attendant
Bryan Forbes
Game Warden
Andre Charisse
Gendarme
H Howard Greene
The Doctor
J John Herrington
Benjamin Ballon
George Sanders
The Psycho-Analyst
J Jack Melford
Taxi Driver
V Victor Baring
Gendarme
V Victor Beaumont
Kazak Dancer
Tutte Lemkow
Balding Customer
F Fred Hugh
Soprano
Rose Hill
Charles Dreyfus
Herbert Lom
Hercule LaJoy
Graham Stark
Simone
Moira Redmond
Dominique Ballon
Tracy Reed
Kato
Burt Kwouk
François
André Maranne
Madame LaFarge
Vanda Godsell

Crew

Director
Blake Edwards
Producer
Blake Edwards
Screenplay
Blake Edwards
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Associate Producer
C Cecil F. Ford
Executive Producer
Walter Mirisch
Director of Photography
C Christopher Challis
Editor
B Bert Bates
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
Production Design
M Michael Stringer
Costume Design
M Margaret Furse
Production Manager
D Denis Johnson
Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell
Camera Operator
A Austin Dempster
Sound Recordist
J John Bramall
Sound Recordist
J J.B. Smith
Sound Editor
T Teddy Mason
Continuity
C Connie Willis
Songs
Henry Mancini
Songs
R Robert Wells
Screenplay
William Peter Blatty
Theatre Play
Harry Kurnitz
Theatre Play
Marcel Achard
Boom Operator
G Geoffrey Kidd
Animation Director
George Dunning