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A shot in the dark [videorecording] / United Artists ; The Mirisch Corporation presents a Blake Edwards production ; screenplay by Blake Edwards and William Peter Blatty ; produced and directed by Blake Edwards.

Achard, Marcel, 1899-1974 Idiote. (Added Author). Blatty, William Peter. (Added Author). Edwards, Blake, 1922-2010 (Added Author). Hayward, Leland, 1902-1971 (Added Author). Kurnitz, Harry. Shot in the dark. (Added Author). Lom, Herbert. (Added Author). Sanders, George, 1906-1972 (Added Author). Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980 (Added Author). Sommer, Elke. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Mirisch Corporation. (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom. (Cast).

Summary:

The bumbling Inspector Clouseau's attempt to prove the innocence of a voluptuous French maid, the prime suspect in a series of bizarre murders, leads him to a nudist colony and the Parisian mansion of a French millionaire.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792841220
  • ISBN: 9780792841227
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Based upon the stage play by Harry Kurnitz, from the play [L'idiote] by Marcel Achard. Produced on the stage by Leland Hayward."
"MGM DVD."
Includes theatrical trailer.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Widescreen format on side A, standard screen format on side B.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editing, Ralph E. Winters, Bert Bates ; director of photography, Christopher Challis ; music, Henry Mancini.
Participant or Performer Note:
Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English or French language soundtrack (mono) with optional subtitles in English and French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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Clouseau, Inspector (Fictitious character) > Drama.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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