Inspector Clouseau (film)

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Inspector Clouseau
Theatrical release poster by Jack Davis
Directed by	Bud Yorkin
Screenplay by	Frank Waldman Tom Waldman
Based on	Inspector Clouseau by Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin
Produced by	Lewis J. Rachmil
Starring	Alan Arkin Frank Finlay Barry Foster Patrick Cargill Beryl Reid Clive Francis Delia Boccardo
Cinematography	Arthur Ibbetson
Edited by	John Victor-Smith
Music by	Ken Thorne
Production company	The Mirisch Corporation
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	14 February 1968 (1968-02-14) (United Kingdom)[1] 28 May 1968 (1968-05-28) (Los Angeles) 19 July 1968 (1968-07-19) (United States)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Box office	US$1.9 million

Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 British comedy film, and the third installment in The Pink Panther film series. It was directed by Bud Yorkin, written by brothers Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman and stars Alan Arkin as the title character. It was filmed by Mirisch Films at the MGM-British Studios, Borehamwood and in Europe.

Screenwriter Frank Waldman would later co-write The Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Revenge of the Pink Panther, and Trail of the Pink Panther. Tom Waldman would co-write Trail with Frank.

Unlike the previous instalments in the film series, Blake Edwards was not the director, nor did Henry Mancini write the film's score, and the title role was not portrayed by Peter Sellers. All three were involved at that time with the film The Party. Nonetheless, The Mirisch Company wanted to proceed with this project, so when Sellers and Edwards declined to participate, Mirisch decided to proceed without them. The film languished in obscurity and although it has been released to home video on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray, it was not included in 2004's Pink Panther Collection but was later added to the Ultimate collection released in 2008.

The film received mostly negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.