A Shot in the Dark (1964)

Directed by Blake Edwards · 102 min · Comedy, Mystery, Crime

39.6 TOPICAL score · #2,712 of 6,776 films

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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.

A Shot in the Dark (1964, directed by Blake Edwards) has a TOPICAL score of 39.6 - ranked 2,712 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (688 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.

Why this score

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• Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
• AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (688 ratings)
• Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
• Still read16,341 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Peter Sellers (actor #325), Elke Sommer, George Sanders (actor #504), Herbert Lom (actor #1,319)

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