| Son of the Pink Panther | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Blake Edwards |
| Screenplay by | Blake Edwards Madeline Sunshine Steve Sunshine |
| Story by | Blake Edwards |
| Based on | Characters by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin |
| Produced by | Tony Adams |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dick Bush |
| Edited by | Robert Pergament |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (United States) Filmauro (Italy) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United States Italy |
| Languages | English Italian |
| Budget | $28 million[1] |
| Box office | $20 million |
Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 comedy film. It is the ninth and final installment of the original The Pink Panther film series starting from the 1963 film. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are Panther regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both director Blake Edwards[1] and composer Henry Mancini;[2] Mancini died on June 14, 1994,[3] and Edwards retired from film-making in 1995.[4]: 13
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