Trail of the Pink Panther

"The Newest and Funniest 'Panther' of them all."

Dec 17 1982 PG 1h 36m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.

Plot

The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French television reporter Marie Jouvet (Joanna Lumley) sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau. Each interviewee: Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom), Sir Charles Litton (David Niven) and Lady Simone Litton (Capucine) (an ex-wife of Clouseau), George Lytton (Robert Wagner), Hercule Lajoy (Graham Stark), and Cato Fong (Burt Kwouk) tell of their run-ins with Clouseau. She is also kidnapped by mobster Bruno Langlois (Robert Loggia), who doesn't want Clouseau found, but she continues and finds Clouseau, Sr. (Richard Mulligan), Clouseau's father. Is Clouseau alive or is he dead? Each interview has not-yet-seen or famous clips from the previous movies (since Peter Sellers died) as Marie continues to get a honest view or impression of the great French detective.

Written by

Blake Edwards, Frank Waldman, Tom Waldman

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Titan Productions, Amjo Productions, United Artists, Lakeline Productions, Blake Edwards

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
11,650
Average Rating
4.8 out of 10
Metascore
43
Popularity
NA