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Curse of the Pink Panther

1983 · 109 min

A silly, fast-paced caper that coasts on slapstick and nostalgia, more exhausting than funny, with a few scattered laughs.

Directed by: Blake Edwards
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring: David Niven, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom

Tagline: He's been bombed, blasted and plugged in the parachute... Is this any way to welcome the World's Greatest Detective?
Overview: Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.

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Directed by: Blake Edwards
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Starring: David Niven, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
obsession
crime
identity
Places: big city
countryside
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	2

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The Pink Panther (Original) Collection

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A Shot in the DarkMovie · 1964
Inspector ClouseauMovie · 1968
The Return of the Pink PantherMovie · 1975
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie · 1976
Revenge of the Pink PantherMovie · 1978
Trail of the Pink PantherMovie · 1982
Curse of the Pink PantherMovie · 1983 This title
Son of the Pink PantherMovie · 1993

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Genres: comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Written by: Blake Edwards, Geoffrey Edwards
Starring: David Niven, Robert Wagner, Herbert Lom, Joanna Lumley, Capucine, Robert Loggia, Harvey Korman, Burt Kwouk
Music: Henry Mancini
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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