The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.
Directed by Blake Edwards
robbery
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côte d'azur
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Cast
Peter Sellers
Inspector Clouseau
Christopher Plummer
Sir Charles Litton
Catherine Schell
Claudine
Herbert Lom
Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Peter Arne
Colonel Sharki
Peter Jeffrey
General Wadafi
Grégoire Aslan
Chief of Lugash Police
David Lodge
Mac
Graham Stark
Pepe
Eric Pohlmann
Fat Man
André Maranne
Sgt. François Chevalier
Burt Kwouk
Cato Fong
Crew
Blake Edwards
Director
Blake Edwards
Screenplay
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Geoffrey Unsworth
Director of Photography
Blake Edwards
Producer
Richard Williams
Opening Title Sequence
Peter MacDonald
Camera Operator
Hal David
Songs
Peter Samuelson
Production Manager
Henry Mancini
Conductor
Popular Reviews
50 reviews
Mari Rosa
6.0★ · 03/12/26
Beware of japanese waiters bearing fortune cookies
Beware of japanese waiters bearing fortune cookies
Ava
8.0★ · 02/08/26
I love that Peter Sellers just invented his own accent for this character. It’s not really French but it’s not really English, it’s just Closeau. What a legend.
I love that Peter Sellers just invented his own accent for this character. It’s not really French but it’s not really English, it’s just Closeau. What a legend.
Hendra Syahnanda
7.0★ · 11/27/25
10/10 for unexpected Casablanca line drop
10/10 for unexpected Casablanca line drop
Alex
7.0★ · 10/21/25
I liked Christopher Plummers James Bond!
I liked Christopher Plummers James Bond!
M Hansen
6.0★ · 05/19/25
Blake Edwards: Hey, I need someone to animate the title sequence of my mediocre comedy sequel. And it needs to be blowing everything Disney is doing currently out of the water. Like, make their entire animation division look bad in 5 minutes. The rest of my movie won’t be that memorable, but people will think fondly of the title sequence so much, that it will spawn its own animated series.
There are some really fun parts of this movie. It’s evident that Edwards has learned what worked in past installments in the series and what didn’t. Still, with all of the ingredients in the pot, this still doesn’t hold a match up to Shot in The Dark.
Blake Edwards: Hey, I need someone to animate the title sequence of my mediocre comedy sequel. And it needs to be blowing everything Disney is doing currently out of the water. Like, make their entire animation division look bad in 5 minutes. The rest of my movie won’t be that memorable, but people will think fondly of the title sequence so much, that it will spawn its own animated series.
There are some really fun parts of this movie. It’s evident that Edwards has learned what worked in past installments in the series and what didn’t. Still, with all of the ingredients in the pot, this still doesn’t hold a match up to Shot in The Dark.
