A Shot in the Dark
…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.
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $12M
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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.
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- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Jun 23, 1964
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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