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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.

19641h 42mPGComedy, Mystery, Crime

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About A Shot in the Dark

Directors
Blake Edwards
Cast
Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom, Graham Stark, Moira Redmond
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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