The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Frank Waldman (screenplay) and
Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 May 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

You may rest assured that there's trouble, because Inspector Clouseau is on the case...That's the trouble.

Plot:

Inspector Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Diamond | Pink | Pink Panther | Panther

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Christopher Plummer	...	Sir Charles Litton
Catherine Schell	...	Lady Claudine Litton
Herbert Lom	...	Chief Insp. Charles Dreyfus
Peter Arne	...	Col. Sharky
Peter Jeffrey	...	Gen. Wadafi
Grégoire Aslan	...	Police Chief Lundallah (as Gregoire Aslan)
David Lodge	...	Mac
Graham Stark	...	Pepi
Eric Pohlmann	...	The Fat Man
André Maranne	...	Sgt. François Chevalier
Burt Kwouk	...	Cato Fong
Victor Spinetti	...	Hotel Concierge
John Bluthal	...	Blind Beggar
Mike Grady	...	Bellboy
Peter Jones	...	Psychiatrist
Herb Tanney	...	Nice Police Chief (as Serge Tanney)
Mollie Maureen	...	Mrs. Vando (as Molly Maureen)
Nadim Sawalha	...	Museum Guide
Andre Charisse	...	TV Newscaster
Michael Nightingale	...	Museum Tourist
Pamela Abbott	...	Museum Tourist
Francis Mortimer	...	Museum Tourist
Yashaw Adem	...	Museum Guide
Milton Reid	...	Japanese Restaurant Owner
Hugo De Vernier	...	Doctor
Claire Davenport	...	Masseuse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Cleveland	...	Swimming Pool Diver
Jeremy Hawk	...	Jealous escort (scenes deleted)
Tony Adams	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Peter Samuelson	...	Clothing thief (uncredited)

Directed by
Blake Edwards

Writing credits
Frank Waldman		(screenplay) and
Blake Edwards		(screenplay)

Produced by
Tony Adams	....	associate producer
Blake Edwards	....	producer

Original Music by
Henry Mancini

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth

Film Editing by
Tom Priestley

Casting by
Weston Drury Jr.

Production Design by
Peter Mullins

Makeup Department
Harry Frampton	....	makeup artist
Jeanette Freeman	....	hair stylist (as Jeannette Freeman)

Production Management
Derek Kavanagh	....	production supervisor
Peter Samuelson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director
Guy Sauteret	....	assistant director

Art Department
John Siddall	....	set dresser
Jack Stephens	....	assistant art director
Gari Bacon	....	props (uncredited)
Bill Beavis	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gerry Humphreys	....	dubbing mixer
Jim Roddan	....	dubbing editor
Peter Sutton	....	sound recordist
Doug E. Turner	....	dubbing mixer (as Doug Turner)

Special Effects by
John Gant	....	special effects

Stunts
Dick Crockett	....	stunt supervisor
Joe Dunne	....	stunt supervisor
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Batt	....	grip
Peter MacDonald	....	camera operator (as Peter Macdonald)
Cedric James	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ken Harris	....	animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Sellers	....	wardrobe supervisor

Music Department
Henry Mancini	....	conductor
Douglas Gamley	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Kevin O'Driscoll	....	accountant
Beti Parry	....	production assistant
Constance Willis	....	continuity (as Connie Willis)
Ken Harris	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
• Jewel Productions (present)
• Pimlico Films
• United Artists

Distributors

• United Artists (1975) (USA) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• United Artists Corporation (1975) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Film de Mexico
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Artisan Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (video)
• Channel 5 Video Distribution (1986) (UK) (VHS)
• Focus Features (2006) (USA) (all media)
• J2 Communications (USA) (laserdisc)
• Lions Gate Films (2003) (North America) (DVD)
• Live Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• Richard Williams Studio  animation and titles

Also Known As:

Blake Edwards' The Return of the Pink Panther (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:U (original rating) | Hungary:14 | Australia:G (DVD rating) | Brazil:10 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Gstaad, Kanton Bern, Switzerland

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

David Niven was invited to reprise the role of Sir Charles Litton from the first Pink Panther movie The Pink Panther (1963), but he was unavailable.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Clouseau picks up the lady/man he is seated on the left hand side of the car but when she carjacks him she drives away on the right hand side.

Quotes:

[to a Taxi driver]
Clouseau: Follow that car!
[driver gets out of the taxi and follows the car]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Soundtrack:

THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES

ALWAYS A FAVORITE!

This is one of my all time favorite peter sellers movies, It has been on AMC any number of times and each time I catch it on, i stop what i'm doing and watch it again.....it just never seems to grow old. Some of my fav. scenes are any one of the ones with CATO in them, when he and Insp. C. go around and around tearing up the kitchen,and making a terrible mess of everything. Also when he and the vacuum cleaner and the bird, oh my what a riot. And the lamp, and on and on. Especially when the Chief INspector keeps getting hurt, sorry, but its still funny.........as he goes on getting more mad by the moment.... Of course, there's Christopher Plummer in this movie too, I always was fond of him,esp. after seeing him in Sound Of Music some years before this movie. Thanks to AMC we are able to keep viewing some of these comedic classics for years to come.