A Shot in the Dark

…the picture that gets away with murder!

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.

Director

Blake Edwards

Screenplay

Blake Edwards

Screenplay

William Peter Blatty

Producer

Blake Edwards

Original Music Composer

Henry Mancini

Director of Photography

Christopher Challis