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The Return of the Pink Panther

Play trailer Poster for The Return of the Pink Panther G Released May 21, 1975 1h 55m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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After he lets a robbery transpire right under his nose, the ever-bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is suspended by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). But, when the famed Pink Panther diamond is stolen from the National Museum in Lugash, the Shah requests Clouseau's assistance, and he's reinstated. Clouseau quickly concludes that the thief must be the infamous Phantom, against whom he has a grudge, but the inspector's instincts are, as usual, wrong.
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Martin Knelman Globe and Mail Nothing in the picture is up to the level of the witty credits. Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker Peter Sellers' performance is one of the most delicately cataclysmic studies in accident proneness since the silents. Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) It's Sellers' picture, and every gag seems to work. May 9, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy As always, Kwouk and especially Lom are given moments to shine. Rated: 3/4 Nov 7, 2021 Full Review Ellen Keneshea Los Angeles Free Press What's left is a comedy composed of a series of slapstick gags, gimmicks, and snatches of plot from the first two Clouseau films. Dec 4, 2019 Full Review Richard T. Jameson Parallax View As comedy committed to nothing more argumentative and less indispensable than grace, professionalism, and good fun, the film is certainly welcome. Mar 14, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed . France's Favorite Fill The most law and order conservative might consider defunding the police after watching Inspector Clouseau and his boss Chief Inspector Dreyfus perform their duties. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review Audience Member Fifty years and still going strong. Sellers and Lom are not mentioned as a comedy team but to watch them work is perfection. This is clean comedy. No foul language and nudity. No need to make social statements. Just fun to watch as it was years ago. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Michael W This Pink Panther sequel was great. Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, and the rest of the cast did a great job in this movie. The plot of the movie was entertaining and humorous. It's another funny crime movie with Inspector Clouseau. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Jean R I love this movie. Of course Clouseau is hilarious, but it's also suspenseful and mysterious. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Alec B This movie represents what most people remember about this series (i.e. plot that exists purely as a vehicle for cartoonish gags and physical comedy). I still prefer the first two films but what keeps this one mostly enjoyable is Sellers and some great sequences. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Paul G This airy, unsurpassed amusement remains, even today, the stylistic and commercial peak of the Pink Panther franchise. Unfazed by his surroundings, the intrepid, incompetent Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) earnestly bumbles his way through a series of well-choreographed disasters. He drives his car into a swimming pool (twice), has trouble with the "pheune" (phone), and then efficiently demolishes a vacuum cleaner, a steam room, and, famously, a hotel bathroom. Exuding an agreeably 1970's mix of glamour and good spirit are the lovely Lady Lytton (Catherine Schell) and the film's magnificently cliched locations, Morocco, Nice, and Gstaad: "Today, a paradise in the Swiss Alps, tomorrow, a wasteland," as Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom, in top eye-twitching form) dourly predicts. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Blake Edwards

Director

Peter Sellers

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Christopher Plummer

Sir Charles Litton

Herbert Lom

Chief Inspector Dreyfus

Catherine Schell

Claudine

Burt Kwouk

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Synopsis After he lets a robbery transpire right under his nose, the ever-bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is suspended by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). But, when the famed Pink Panther diamond is stolen from the National Museum in Lugash, the Shah requests Clouseau's assistance, and he's reinstated. Clouseau quickly concludes that the thief must be the infamous Phantom, against whom he has a grudge, but the inspector's instincts are, as usual, wrong.
Director
Blake Edwards
Producer
Blake Edwards
Screenwriter
Frank Waldman, Blake Edwards
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Jewel Productions Inc.
Rating
G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 1975, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 25, 2013
Runtime
1h 55m
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