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Actors: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Capucine
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Pink Panther |
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A clueless policeman (Clouseau/Martin)is promoted to the position of inspector, to investigate and capture the person responsible for the murder of the French national soccor coach and to retrieve the Pink Panther diamond that the victim was wearing at the time of the murder.
But his promotion is only a tactic by the chief inspector (Dreyfus/Kline). The chief inspector's intension is to come into the investigation half way through and solve the case to win the French National Medal of Honor that he is nominated for.
Not all goes well for the chief's plan as Clouseau manages to get himself nominated for the Medal of Honor and win the hearts of the French nation.
Dreyfus fights back by sabotaging Clouseau's bag at a New York airport which in turn disgraces Clouseau and gets him of the case.
All seems to be going well for the chief inspector as he homes in to arrest his prime suspect at a ball to be held at the presidential palace.
--Polikos Tsangaris, Resident Scholar
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Peter Sellers' debut as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau is a milestone in movie history.
Directed by Blake Edwards, “The Pink Panther” launched a series of riotous comedy par
excellence! David Niven plays “The Phantom,” an international jewel thief whom no one
has been able to identify, let alone arrest. Enter Clouseau. The Inspector, of course, is out
of his element, but incredibly lucky--everything always falls into his lap. Set in the Italian
Alps during ski season, the locale is perfect, as is the cast. Henry Mancini's music simply
underscores the class of the film. It is ha-ha-hilarious!
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Pink Panther |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy
- bungling cops/detectives
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
- coach/trainer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
- Italy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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