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The Pink Panther (1963)

Directed by Blake Edwards · 115 min · Comedy, Crime

55.9 TOPICAL score · #1,532 of 6,776 films

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The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

The Pink Panther (1963, directed by Blake Edwards) has a TOPICAL score of 55.9 - ranked 1,532 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and cast, and lowest on awards. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 55. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (1,237 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics47
Audience58
Awards42
Historical impact97
Lasting engagement58
Cast90
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: David Niven (actor #359), Peter Sellers (actor #325), Claudia Cardinale (actor #34), Capucine

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