Rent The Pink Panther (1963)
3.5 of 5 from 149 ratings
1h 53min
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- Synopsis:
- When a suave jewel thief (David Niven) sets out to rob a princess of both her heart and her priceless diamond, The Pink Panther, Clouseau falls all over himself - literally - to try to stop the crime.
- Actors:
- David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine, Brenda De Banzie, Colin Gordon, John Le Mesurier, James Lanphier, Guy Thomajan, Michael Trubshawe, Riccardo Billi, Meri Welles, Martin Miller, Fran Jeffries, Claudia Cardinale, John Bartha, William Bryant, Mario Fabrizi, Eugene Walter
- Directors:
- Blake Edwards
- Producers:
- Martin Jurow
- Writers:
- Maurice Richlin, Blake Edwards
- Others:
- Henry Mancini
- Studio:
- MGM Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/02/2009
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Mono, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Portuguese DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Blake Edwards audio commentary
- The Pink Panther trailer
- The Coolest cat in Cortina: Robert Wagner
- Diamonds: Beyond the Sparkle
- The Tip toe life of a cat burglar: a conversation with former jewel thief Bill Manson
- The Pink Panther story
- Behind the feline: the cartoon phenomenon
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Reviews (2) of The Pink Panther
The Original... - The Pink Panther review by Big Bob
A fairly funny and amusing film, it is easy to see why it was given a sequel ("A Shot In The Dark") and then a 1970's revival and then a millennial re-boot. This is possibly not as funny as "A Shot In The Dark" or "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" but certainly it is streets ahead of some of the other films and the cringe-worthy recent re-boot of the franchise.
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Legendary Farce. - The Pink Panther review by Steve
A comedy sensation thanks to Peter Sellers' landmark performance as Inspector Clouseau. Otherwise, this is a send up of the chic crime capers Hollywood made in Europe in the sixties. This is set in Los Angeles, Paris, Rome and Switzerland and it has the visual opulence of those films, with its ultra-widescreen Technicolor.
The so-so pastiche is completely unbalanced by Sellers' scenery wrecking intervention as the clueless detective investigating the rumoured theft of a priceless diamond. His performance remains very funny. Admittedly, it's not as hilarious as when I was twelve, but there is detail and intelligence to his physical comedy which is quite impressive.
The other actors have to hold on and hope. And they do a reasonable job in archetypal roles. Claudia Cardinale is plainly stunning as the Princess who owns the famous titular jewel. David Niven resented that Sellers took over production but comes out well as the gentleman thief. There's a bossa-nova number by Fran Jeffries for variety.
The film is also enhanced by Henry Mancini's celebrated lounge-jazz soundtrack, and the cartoon Pink Panther which features over the credits. Some of Blake Edwards' surrealism is inspired, like when two men at a fancy dress party dressed as gorillas break into the same safe. There are longueurs, but its best parts are legend.
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