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| Curse of the Pink Panther | |
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 Theatrical release poster by John Alvin | |
| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Written by | Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards |
| Produced by | Blake Edwards Tony Adams |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Edited by | Robert Hathaway Ralph E. Winters |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Company (United States) United International Pictures (International) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $4,491,986[1] |
Curse of the Pink Panther is a 1983 comedy film and a continuation of The Pink Panther series of films created by Blake Edwards in the early 1960s. The film was one of two produced concurrently following the death of the series' star Peter Sellers. Whereas the previous film Trail of the Pink Panther made use of unused footage of Sellers as Inspector Clouseau and starred Joanna Lumley as journalist Marie Jouvet, Curse attempted to relaunch the series with a new lead, Ted Wass, as inept American detective Clifton Sleigh, assigned to find the missing Inspector Clouseau.
The film features a cameo by Roger Moore—as Clouseau himself—at the end of the film. This was David Niven's final film appearance, and he died two weeks before its release. The film marked Herbert Lom's sixth outing as Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus. He would reprise the role for the last time in Son of the Pink Panther (1993). Capucine also made her third and final appearance as Simone. The film also featured the sixth Panther appearances of Clouseau's manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk) and Sgt. François Chevalier (André Maranne). Cato, Dreyfus, and François all debuted in A Shot in the Dark (1964). This is the last The Pink Panther film to feature the character Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the original The Pink Panther film series.
The film did poorly, receiving many negative reviews.
- ^ "Curse of the Pink Panther". Box Office Mojo.