The Pink Panther (1963)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Escritores:

Maurice Richlin (screenplay) and
Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 marzo 1964 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Crimen | Familia | Misterio | Romance

Frase comercial:

You only live once... so see the Pink Panther twice!!!

Plot:

In the first movie starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, he tries to catch a jewel thief who is right under his nose.

Plot Keywords:

Clouseau | Pink | Inspector | Panther | Pink Panther

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

It's Not Supposed to be the same as the sequels

Reparto

David Niven	...	Sir Charles Lytton
Peter Sellers	...	Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Robert Wagner	...	George Lytton
Capucine	...	Simone Clouseau
Brenda De Banzie	...	Angela Dunning (as Brenda de Banzie)
Colin Gordon	...	Tucker
John Le Mesurier	...	Defence Barrister (as John LeMesurier)
James Lanphier	...	Saloud
Guy Thomajan	...	Artoff
Michael Trubshawe	...	Felix Townes
Riccardo Billi	...	Aristotle Sarajos
Meri Welles	...	Monica Fawn (as Meri Wells)
Martin Miller	...	Pierre Luigi - Photographer
Fran Jeffries	...	Greek 'cousin'
Claudia Cardinale	...	The Princess
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
John Bartha	...	Policeman (uncredited)
William Bryant	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Mario Fabrizi	...	Hotel manager (uncredited)
Eugene Walter	...	Hotel manager (English dubbing) (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Blake Edwards

Créditos del guión
Maurice Richlin		(screenplay) and
Blake Edwards		(screenplay)

Producida por
Dick Crockett	....	associate producer
Martin Jurow	....	producer

Música original por
Henry Mancini

Fotografía por
Philip H. Lathrop		(director of photography) (as Philip Lathrop)

Montaje por
Ralph E. Winters

Dirección artística
Fernando Carrere

Decorados
Reg Allen		(as Reginald Allen)
Arrigo Breschi
Jack Stevens

Departamento de maquillaje
Amalia Paoletti	....	hair stylist
Euclide Santoli	....	makeup artist
Michele Trimarchi	....	makeup artist (as Michele Tremarchi)
Giancarlo De Leonardis	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Dirección de producción
Guy Luongo	....	production supervisor
Jack McEdward	....	production supervisor

Ayudante de dirección
Ottavio Oppo	....	assistant director
Owen Crump	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Departamento de Arte
Mickey Lennon	....	chargehand dressing prop (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi	....	head scenic painter (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Alexander Fisher	....	sound
Gilbert D. Marchant	....	sound effects editor
Sash Fisher	....	sound (uncredited)

Efectos especiales
Lee Zavitz	....	special effects

Especialistas
Dick Crockett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
John Burton Jr.	....	camera operator: animation (uncredited)
Bill Geddes	....	camera grip (uncredited)
Richard H. Kline	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Departamento de Animación
Warren Batchelder	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Dale Case	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
George DeLado	....	background artist: main titles (uncredited)
David H. DePatie	....	animation producer (uncredited)
Friz Freleng	....	animation producer (uncredited)
Manny Gould	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
George Grandpré	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Laverne Harding	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Harry Love	....	production coordinator: animation (uncredited)
Bob Matz	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Norm McCabe	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Tom O'Loughlin	....	background artist: main titles (uncredited)
Manuel Perez	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)
Hawley Pratt	....	director: animation sequence (uncredited)
Dick Ung	....	layout artist: main titles (uncredited)
Don Williams	....	animator: main titles (uncredited)

Departamento de vestuario
Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Annalisa Rocca)
Yves Saint-Laurent	....	wardrobe: Claudia Cardinale and Capucine (as Yves St. Laurent)
William Ware Theiss	....	wardrobe consultant (as William Theiss)

Departamento de Edición
Marshall M. Borden	....	assistant editor
David B. Zinnemann	....	assistant editor
Lee Gunther	....	film editor: animation (uncredited)

Departamento de Música
Richard Carruth	....	music editor
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Departamento de Transporte
Eddie Frewin	....	transportation chief (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Betty A. Griffin	....	script supervisor (as Betty Abbott)
James Lanphier	....	dialogue coach
Corny Cole	....	lead graphic designer: main titles (uncredited)
Ralph M. Leo	....	production accountant (uncredited)
Hermes Pan	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Compañías Productores

• Mirisch Corporation, The (as Mirisch Company)

Distribuidores

• United Artists (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists Corporation (1964) (UK) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1967) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (19??) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Cuatro (2005) (Spain) (TV)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Otras Compañías

• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises  main titles

También conocida como:

La pantera Rosa (Spain) [es]

Duración:

115 min

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Italiano

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | France:U | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Norway:12 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #20449) | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Compañía:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivialidades:

The second Clouseau film, A Shot in the Dark (1964), was released only three months after this film.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Clouseau comes back to the bedroom with the violin case, he puts it on the armchair. Later he sits down and the case isn't there no more.

Citas:

[first lines]
Gem dealer 1: As in every stone of this size, there is a flaw.
Sultan: A flaw?
Gem dealer 2: The slightest flaw, your excellency.
Gem dealer 1: If you look deep into the stone, you will perceive the tiniest discoloration. It resembles an animal.
Sultan: An animal?
Gem dealer 1: A little panther.
Sultan: Yes! A pink panther. Come here, Dala. A gift to your father from his grateful people. Some day it will be yours. The most fabulous diamond in all the world. Come closer.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Banda de Sonido:

It Had Better Be Tonight

It's Not Supposed to be the same as the sequels

Nearly every review I have read condemning _The Pink Panther_ to second or third rate status in the "pantheon" of Clouseau movies comes from someone who either didn't know it existed or who was raised on the totally slapstick offerings that came later. If you are expecting the hackneyed humor and over-the-top performances that came with the last few Panther movies you are bound to be surprised by a movie that took time to make sense out of a story. If those movies are your standard for humor, you are bound to be disappointed.

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I watched it when it came out. I was eleven and it was showing at a local drive-in. Since then the movie has never failed to entertain me.

Unlike most of the other reviewers, I don't share the same admiration for the later Clouseau movies. I did enjoy _A Shot in the Dark_ and even liked _Return of the Pink Panther_ and its sequel, but frankly, Herbert Lom's twitch, Kato's surprise attacks, increasingly more ludicrous plot devices, and the very fact that Clouseau was still in a position of responsibility was more disbelief than I was willing to suspend.

_The Pink Panther_ is a great Romantic Comedy. That, in itself separates it from all the other Panther clones, which are all farcical slapsticks. Different humor, different purposes, therefore a different appreciation.

_The Pink Panther_ was not a blueprint for other Clouseau movies. Only for the Clouseau character.

This movie was the inspiration for an American icon. The Pink Panther cartoons came out well before the next movie. It also featured inspired comedy performances by its four leads. Yes, FOUR leads. Just because Clouseau wasn't the only major character doesn't mean he was minor. Sellers has more scenes than anyone except David Niven.

_The Pink Panther_ deserves to be considered on its own merits and not compared to movies of another genre that strove to capitalize on the popularity of the original.