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UNITED STATES · 1964

A Shot in the Dark

Blake Edwards
murder investigation romantic comedy slapstick humor police incompetence mistaken identity
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Synopsis

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.

Year1964
CountryUnited States
DirectorBlake Edwards
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