A Shot in the Dark

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

as Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer

as Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders

as Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom

as Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark

as Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond

as Simone

Tracy Reed

as Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk

as Kato

André Maranne

as François

Vanda Godsell

as Madame LaFarge

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