A Shot in the Dark (1964)

…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.

Directed by: Blake Edwards

Written by: Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty

Music by: Henry Mancini

Starring: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom, Graham Stark, Moira Redmond, Tracy Reed, Burt Kwouk, André Maranne, Vanda Godsell

Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime

Released: 1964-06-23

Runtime: 102 minutes

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