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The Pink Panther (1963)

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In the first in a series of detective comedies from director Blake Edwards starring Peter Sellers as bumbling French Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the mishap-prone snoop is actually a supporting player. David Niven stars as Sir Charles Litton, a suave jewel thief known as "The Phantom." Vacationing in a deluxe Alpine resort, Litton's real purpose is to purloin the Pink Panther, a gem of enormous worth owned by a princess (Claudia Cardinale). On his trail for years, Inspector Clouseau keeps losing

Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Aug 15, 2001

United Artists

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All Critics (36) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (3) | DVD (12)

The first film of the popular series, in which David Niven (not Peter Sellers) is the nominal lead, introduced Mancini's pouncing score

August 13, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Funny and entertaining after all these years.

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

The whole ensemble is played like a Stradivarius

March 15, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
CinePassion

On its own terms, The Pink Panther is an enjoyable romp of the old-school sort . . . just don't expect snorts and giggles.

June 7, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

It is fun to look back and see how Peter Sellers completely stole the film from its bankable star, David Niven.

April 18, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

All the ingredients for a great evening at the movies: lively music, eye-catching scenery, larger-than-life comic set pieces, suave men and beautiful women, and odd-man-out Clouseau, played to perfection by the one and only Peter Sellers. [Blu-ray]

March 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment

Sellers is at the top of his game.

May 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Lessons of Darkness

A good beginning

April 16, 2005 Comment

Hilarious no matter how many times you watch it. Slapstick for the sixties.

January 30, 2005 Comment
PopcornQ

Sellers' first Clouseau trip is fun, sets pace for rest of series

October 19, 2004 Comment

Now here's the thing--[The Pink Panther Collection] is probably the best we're going to see out of this series from MGM, so is it worth picking up? Certainly.

May 5, 2004 Full Review Source: Needcoffee.com | Comment
Needcoffee.com
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A hilarious, outrageous comedy classic.

July 29, 2011
spielberg00
Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

I'm not a big fan of Sellers, and his inspector Clouseau character is really annoying and I didn't find him very funny, not that Martin's Clouseau is any better in the remake, he's worse actually. Still, the story and the rest of the cast is pretty good, so I'd say this movie is okay.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

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