Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Pink Panther (1963)
THE PINK PANTHER (1963) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
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.