Ein Schuß im Dunkeln (1964)
Als der Fahrer des Millionärs Benjamin Ballon erschossen gefunden wird, scheint der Täter schnell gefunden zu sein, denn das Hausmädchen Maria wird mit der Waffe in der Hand gefunden. Eigentlich ein klarer Fall, nicht aber für Inspektor Clouseau, der Maria – ohne Begründung – für unschuldig hält. Er ist sich sicher: Wenn er sie laufen lässt, wird sie ihn zum wahren Täter führen. Um ihr unerkannt folgen zu können, schlüpft er in alle möglichen und unmöglichen Verkleidungen und bleibt ihr auf der Spur. Trotzdem kommt es weiter zu Morden, und immer ist Maria dabei die Hauptverdächtige.
Der Regisseur:
Blake Edwards
Die Autor:
Blake Edwards, William Peter Blatty.
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Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau |
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Elke Sommer as Maria Gambrelli |
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George Sanders as Benjamin Ballon |
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Herbert Lom as Charles Dreyfus |
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Graham Stark as Hercule LaJoy |
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Moira Redmond as Simone |
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Tracy Reed as Dominique Ballon |
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Burt Kwouk as Kato |
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André Maranne as François |
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Vanda Godsell as Madame LaFarge |
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Maurice Kaufmann as Pierre |
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Ann Lynn as Dudu |
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David Lodge as Georges |
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Martin Benson as Maurice |
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Reginald Beckwith as Receptionist |
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Douglas Wilmer as Henri LaFarge |
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Bryan Forbes as Camp Attendant |
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Andre Charisse as Game Warden |
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Howard Greene as Gendarme |
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John Herrington as The Doctor |
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Jack Melford as The Psycho-Analyst |
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Victor Baring as Taxi Driver |
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Victor Beaumont as Gendarme |
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Tutte Lemkow as Kazak Dancer |
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Fred Hugh as Balding Customer |
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Rose Hill as Soprano |
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Peter Evans as Coroner (uncredited) |
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Tony Castleton as Nudist Band Member (uncredited) |
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Arnold Schulkes as Nudist (uncredited) |
| Directing | Blake Edwards | Director |
| Production | Blake Edwards | Producer |
| Writing | Blake Edwards | Screenplay |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | George Dunning | Animation Director |
| Production | Cecil F. Ford | Associate Producer |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Bert Bates | Editor |
| Editing | Ralph E. Winters | Editor |
| Art | Michael Stringer | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Production | Denis Johnson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Derek Cracknell | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John Bramall | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | J.B. Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Teddy Mason | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Connie Willis | Continuity |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Songs |
| Sound | Robert Wells | Songs |
| Writing | William Peter Blatty | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harry Kurnitz | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Marcel Achard | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Geoffrey Kidd | Boom Operator |
| Camera | John M. Jordan | Focus Puller |