The Pink Panther

1963

Action / Comedy / Crime / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 38 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 62416 62.4K

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Plot summary

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

Director

Blake Edwards Photo
Blake Edwards

Top cast

Claudia Cardinale Photo
Claudia Cardinale as Princess Dahla
Philip H. Lathrop Photo
Philip H. Lathrop as Inspector Chasing Simone
Robert Wagner Photo
Robert Wagner as George Lytton
William Bryant Photo
William Bryant as Policeman
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
600.33 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 27
2.12 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 61

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

David Niven recreates a little of his "Raffles

David Niven recreates a little of his "Raffles" (1939) character here as the suave and debonaire "Sir Charles Lytton". He's a social sophisticate who is invited to the grandest of soirées and where there is always a jewel robbery. Nobody has ever quite put two and two together before until "Clouseau" (Peter Sellers) and his wife "Simone" (Capucine) arrive at a luxurious hotel where the "Princess" (Claudia Cardinale) is also staying - along with her priceless necklace. "Clouseau" thinks it's bound to be stolen, as does just about everyone else but the arrival of nephew "George" (Robert Wagner) puts a spanner in the works of "Lytton" and what now ensues is quite a good laugh. Niven and Cardinale just ooze charisma here, with both gelling well and easily exuding a sense that this alpine luxury is exactly where they belong. The audience knows a few things about "Mrs Clouseau" that her husband doesn't, and that adds quite nicely to the not so mysterious mystery and to the rather quirky ending. I think this is my favourite of the outings for Sellers with this character. It's his most natural performance and his role isn't top-billed, he's more a part of the mechanics of a film that marries quite a few themes together and allows everyone to have their "007" meets "To Catch a Thief" moment in the snow. Some of the scenes - especially in the hotel room with the folks hiding under the bed - do go on too long, but there's still enough innate comedy timing from just about everyone to take this oft-told story and make it worth rehashing. Keep an eye out for the over-the-top Brenda de Banzie, too! Good fun.
Reviewed by shakercoola 6 / 10

Good slapstick, luxuriously staged, superbly scored

An American comedy; A story about a bumbling French police inspector called upon to investigate and solve a jewel theft in a winter resort. In this first film of the comic series, the situations are satisfying enough but the personal mishaps and physical comedy timing is better, though Peter Sellers here is a supporting player to the suave and humorous David Niven. Claudia Cardinale, as the beautiful princess, is impressive. Henry Mancini's main score is a memorably brilliant jazz composition, and the song "Meglio Stasera" is a treat. The costume design, set design, and the enchanting scenes in wintry Cortina D'Ampezzo make pleasurable viewing. Although the story plods a bit, and overlong, all the routines are eye-catching and the ensemble is attractive.
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