Thursday, August 23, 2018

The Pink Panther (1963)


THE PINK PANTHER  (1963)  
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    D: Blake Edwards
    David Niven, Peter Sellers, Claudia Cardinale,
    Robert Wagner, Capucine, Fran Jeffries

The Pink Panther is


a) a stylish Blake Edwards comedy about a master jewel thief 
plotting to steal the world's most valuable diamond. 
b) the name of the diamond.
c) a series of films, starting with this one, starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling police inspector Jacques Clouseau.
d) a cartoon cat making its first appearance in the title sequence of this movie.
e) Henry Mancini's most widely recognized title theme, also making its screen debut.
f) a series of DePatie/Freleng animated shorts featuring the previously mentioned cartoon cat. 
g) all of the above.