Other mistake: Subtitle (English) appears to be incorrect: "He is setting the scions of criminal investigations back 1000 years" should be "He is setting the science of criminal investigations back 1000 years." "Scions" is a description of the branches of a tree. (01:11:00)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
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Directed by: Blake Edwards
Starring: Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, George Sanders, Elke Sommer
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9.1/10. A pretty good sequel that ensured the character of Inspector Closeau would come back. I'd rank it as the third best in the franchise behind The Return Of The Pink Panther then The Pink Panther Strikes Again then this movie then Revenge Of The Pink Panther. Peter Sellers is brilliant here in the role as he'd continue to be in future installments.
More mistakes in A Shot in the Dark
Dreyfus: What about the maid?
Clouseau: The maid?
Dreyfus: Was he jealous of her too? He strangled her.
Clouseau: It is possible that his intended victim was a man and that he made a mistake.
Dreyfus: A mistake?.. in a nudist camp?
Clouseau: Nobody's perfect.
Dreyfus: Idiot nincompoop lunatic.
Trivia: Maria (Elke Sommer) cannot refrain from laughing at Peter Sellers' antics during the interrogation. She is trying to stifle her laughter. (01:31:40)
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