A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Director
Blake Edwards
Main cast
Peter Sellers; Elke Sommer; George Sanders; Herbert Lom; Graham Stark
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Description
A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play LâIdiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.
Blake Edwards
Main cast
Peter Sellers; Elke Sommer; George Sanders; Herbert Lom; Graham Stark
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Description
A Shot in the Dark is the second and more successful film from the Pink Panther film series where both animated and real life sequences are mixed. A cult classic from Blake Edwards based on the play LâIdiot by Marcel Achard and Harry Kurnitz.
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