The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 17
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 2
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Release Date: May 21, 1975 Wide
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After several years at loggerheads with one another, director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers reteamed for the slapstick fiesta The Return of the Pink Panther. It looks as though wizard cat-burglar Sir Charles Litton, played by David Niven in the original 1964 Pink Panther but here essayed by Christopher Plummer, is back in business. Dispatched to the Swiss resort town of Gstaad by his long-suffering superior Inspector Dreyfuss (Herbert Lom), Clouseau adopts a series of easily penetrable
May 21, 1975 Wide
Mar 20, 2001
United Artists
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Cast
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Peter Sellers
Inspector Jacques Cl... -
Christopher Plummer
Sir Charles Litton -
Catherine Schell
Claudine Litton -
Herbert Lom
Chief Inspector Drey... -
Peter Arne
Col. Sharki -
Grégoire Aslan
Police Chief -
Peter Jeffrey
Gen. Wadafi -
Eric Pohlmann
The Fat Man -
Burt Kwouk
Cato -
Victor Spinetti
Concierge -
John Bluthal
Beggar -
Carol Cleveland
Sari Lady -
Claire Davenport
Masseuse -
Hugo de Vernier
Doctor -
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David Lodge
Mac -
Andre Maranne
Francois -
Milton Reid
Restaurant Owner -
Nadim Sawalha
Museum Guide -
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Graham Stark
Pepi -
Peter Jones
Psychiatrist -
Jeremy Hawk
Jealous Escort -
Mike Grady
Bellboy -
Andre Charisse
TV Newscaster -
Michael Nightingale
Museum Tourist
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (2) | DVD (13)
Hilarious Clouseau better in sequel than original.
...all the witty improvisational zing of a Celine Dion concert.
It's a good thing they needed the cash...
A slap-stick devotee's dream come true
Um dos mais fracos da série, tem roteiro terrível, é lento e as piadas não funcionam.
Sellers' return (to the series) was a triumph, so much so that the actor would complete two more "Panther" films before his untimely death.
Audience Reviews for The Return of the Pink Panther
The Pink Panther diamond has been stolen and the Phantom's trademark glove has been left at the scene of the crime. The government demands that Clouseau, who has been knocked down to a simple patrolman, come to solve the case. The thing is that the real Phantom Sir Charles Litton (Christopher Plummer taking over for David Niven) has been in retirement and did not commit the crime. So as Clouseau bumbles his way through the investigation Litton is also trying to figure out who the fake Phantom is.
The plot to Return of the Pink Panther is dull. Very dull. It's basically Plummer's boring search intercut with Peter Sellers being Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom going nuts again. It's probably a good thing that Sellers returned for this film because I can not imagine how boring it would be without his presence. He saves the film from total disaster, but it's still a dry and slow piece that probably could have shaved twenty minutes off. This movie is for Pink Panther completists and Sellers fans only.
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Foreign Titles
- Der rosarote Panther kehrt zurück (DE)
- Return of the Pink Panther (UK)
