A Shot in the Dark (1964) - …the picture that gets away with murder!

A Shot in the Dark

…the picture that gets away with murder!
( Comedy / Crime / Mystery )

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US Runtime: 102 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jun 23, 1964 [USA]

Director:	Blake Edwards [Director]

Writers:	William Peter Blatty [Screenplay] Blake Edwards [Screenplay]

Producers:	Blake Edwards [Producer] Cecil F Ford [Associate Producer] Walter Mirisch [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Christopher Challis [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Bert Bates [Editor] Ralph E Winters [Editor]

Music Composed by	Henry Mancini [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Michael Stringer [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Margaret Furse [Costume Design]

Production Companys:	The Mirisch Company (US) United Artists (US)

Plot Summary:

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.

Cast:

Peter Sellers Jacques Clouseau Elke Sommer Maria Gambrelli George Sanders Benjamin Ballon Herbert Lom Charles Dreyfus Graham Stark Hercule LaJoy Moira Redmond Simone Tracy Reed Dominique Ballon Burt Kwouk Kato Andr Maranne François Vanda Godsell Madame LaFarge Maurice Kaufmann Pierre Ann Lynn Dudu David Lodge Georges		Martin Benson Maurice Reginald Beckwith Receptionist Douglas Wilmer Henri LaFarge Bryan Forbes Camp Attendant Andre Charisse Game Warden Howard Greene Gendarme John Herrington The Doctor Jack Melford The Psycho-Analyst Victor Baring Taxi Driver Victor Beaumont Gendarme Tutte Lemkow Kazak Dancer Fred Hugh Balding Customer Rose Hill Soprano

Sound Crew:

John Bramall Sound Recordist Geoffrey Kidd Boom Operator		Teddy Mason Sound Editor J.B. Smith Sound Recordist

Special Visual Effects Crew:

George Dunning Animation Director

Directing Crew:

Derek Cracknell Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Austin Dempster Camera Operator

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