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A Shot in the Dark | 
 enlarge | Director: Blake Edwards
Actors: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom, Tracy Reed
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 7325
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 027616905963
UPC: 027616905963
EAN: 0027616905963
ASIN: B0009S4J3M
Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1964
Release Date: January 27, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Accident prone Inspector Clouseau attempts to prove the innocence of a maid suspected of killing her lover.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 31-JAN-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com essential video
Blake Edwards's Inspector Clouseau films really took their complete shape with this second movie in the series, which features star Peter Sellers really tweaking that French accent and key supporting players Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, and André Maranne (all getting on board for the first time). The story finds Sellers refusing to believe in the guilt of a beautiful woman (Elke Sommer) accused of murder, and there are a number of hilarious sequences, including one in which Clouseau goes "undercover" at a nudist colony. Arguably the best of the films, A Shot in the Dark definitely finds Edwards honing a seamless blend of slapstick, brilliant timing, verbal wit, a great cast, and Sellers's brilliance into a unique experience. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 56 more reviews...
 Just perfect August 15, 2008
Gwen Rosewater (Healdsburg, CA)
Many folks here have said it very well- this is a perfectly wonderful movie with fabulous performances all around, especially from the divine Peter Sellers. But let me add that it is also a wonderful treat for those who love the stylish big budget films of the mid-sixties. Sleek and glamourous as well as hysterical.
A Shot in the Dark July 3, 2008
Al Mcnair (Tucson, AZ USA)
Need a few laughs? This is the place to get them. A great flick.
Great service and a great movie January 24, 2008
J. S. Etkin (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a fan of Peter Sellers, I purchased "A Shot in the Dark", which for any Sellers fan is a must for their collection.
Amazon provided excellent service and I received the DVD in timely fashion and in perfect condition.
Interesting timing -- the film was featured on my local PBS station the week I received it as an essential film to see. I couldn't agree more.
The Pink Panther at the Nudist Camp... October 13, 2007
Captain Thomas (Marina del Rey, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
...Inspector Clouseau is at it in his prime!
A typical Pink Panther comedy, never misses a beat
in using every conceivable slapstick action and cliché.
The viewer is in for an unforgettable performance
of Peter Sellers' comedic excellence!
A "must have" for the serious Pink Panther fan and collector!
And if you haven't seen this classic before,
it is a "must see" now!
The scenes in the Nudist Camp are cleverly blocked,
Peter Sellers' Clouseau's obvious unease as to being
there is so brilliantly played out,
a reminder why Peter Sellers ranks way up there with
the "crème de la crème" of comedic talent and with
the best performers of all times!
A Shot in the Dark June 27, 2007
John Farr
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bearing all the hilarious hallmarks of Edwards's Pink Panther films, this second entry in the popular series finds pratfall artist Sellers tumbling into a pond, warding off nocturnal judo attacks from assistant Kato (Burt Kwouk), and trying to bed the woman literally found holding a smoking gun. Sellers is at his nutty best, the ravishing Sommer is slyly seductive, and Herbert Lom gives his Chief Inspector Dreyfus plenty of agitated gravitas. For a murder mystery heavy on inspired sight gags and goofy punch lines, "A Shot in the Dark" hits the bull's-eye.
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