Curse of the Pink Panther
“He's been bombed, blasted and plugged in the parachute... Is this any way to welcome the World's Greatest Detective?”
Synopsis
When Inspector Clouseau vanishes, the French Surete turns to the world's second-best detective to find him. However, Clouseau's longtime adversary, Dreyfus, manipulates the Surete's computer to instead select the world's worst detective, NYPD Sergeant Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh, in his own bumbling fashion, stumbles through assassins and corrupt officials, mirroring Clouseau's chaotic style and appearing like his American cousin.
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Principal cast & crew: 21
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Edited by Robert HathawayShot by Dick BushScored by Henry ManciniDesigned by Peter Mullins
Box Office
1983 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.5M
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Also known as
- Der Fluch des rosaroten Panthersde
- The Curse of the Pink Pantheren
- La maldición de la Pantera Rosaes
- L'Héritier de la panthère rosefr
- La Pantera Rosa - Il mistero Clouseauit
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Cast & Crew
21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
David Niven
as Sir Charles Litton
Robert Wagner
as George Lytton
Herbert Lom
as Chief Insp. Charles LaRousse Dreyfus
Ted Wass
as Sergeant Clifton Sleigh
Roger Moore
as Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Joanna Lumley
as Countess Chandra
Capucine
as Lady Simone Litton
Robert Loggia
as Bruno Langois
Harvey Korman
as Prof. Auguste Balls
Burt Kwouk
as Cato Fong
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2Other crew
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