Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.

Peter Sellers
as Chief Inspector Clouseau

Herbert Lom
as Dreyfus

Leonard Rossiter
as Quinlan

Colin Blakely
as Drummond

Graham Stark
as Hotel Clerk

Byron Kane
as Secretary of State

Dick Crockett
as President

Richard Vernon
as Fassbender

Briony McRoberts
as Margo Fassbender

Burt Kwouk
as Cato
Charles Dance
**The best of the Panther films** As much James Bond film as Pink Panther movie, this 1976 entry begins with _former_ Chief Inspector Dreyfus, (Herbert Lom) about to be released from the lunatic asylum and all is going well - until _Chief Inspector_ Clouseau turns up... Within minutes, the new...
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Imagine poor old "Dreyfus" (Herbert Lom). Once the proud chief detective of the Sûreté now reduced to trying to convince his psychiatrist that he is over his kill-Clouseau phase and is ready to resume his place in society. Guess who turns up to wish him well at his hearing in front of the sanity com...