Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther is a comedy film from 1982. It is the seventh film in The Pink Pantherseries and the last with Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau.Sellers had already died before production began, his performance was made from a mix of flashbacks to previous films, and unused material from The Pink Panther Strikes Again. David Niven again played the role of "the Phantom", a role he also played in The Pink Panther from 1963. By his poor health, his voice dubbed by Rich Little. Regular actors from the series, Herbert Lom as Dreyfus, Burt Kwouk as Cato and Graham Stark as Hercule (his second appearance in that role, after A Shot in the Dark from 1964) returned. Joanna Lumley also plays a role, as a journalist who the track ("trail") of the missing Clouseau follows. Just like the previous films includes aTrail of the Pink Panther animated opening and closing scene.

Even though the film was made as a tribute to Peter Sellers, critics sabelden him all the way down. The film was released for Christmas 1982, and took out $ 9 million on. This was not compared with previous films; Revenge of the Pink Panther was worth $ 49 million. Yet, a new movie: Curse of the Pink Panther. In this film does Sellers at all with it. It is a story around Ted Wass as Clifton Sleigh.

Director Blake Edwards dedicated the film to Sellers, described as "the one and only Inspector Clouseau". Nevertheless, complained to the Sellers ' wife Lynne Frederick producers. She claimed that the film tarnished the reputation of her husband. They won the lawsuit more than a million dollars. The wife of Edwards, Julie Andrews, plays a small role as a cleaning lady. Despite rumors Alan Arkin plays (Clouseau in Inspector Clouseau) does not play a role in the film. ==Story[ Edit] == Read warning: text below contains details about the content and/or the end of the story.The famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash. Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers, from deleted scenes of "Strikes Again") is called upon to solve the case, despite protests by Charles Dreyfus. During the case it becomes clear that he is chased by the mafia (because of the events in Revenge of the Pink Panther ).

Clouseau first goes to London to question to Sir Charles Lytton. He is not aware that lives in South France, and no one tells it to him. Driving to the airport he blows his own car on, he believes that it is an assassination attempt . Clouseau decides to disguise himself while flying, whereby he is arrested by Scotland Yard.

Meanwhile it has been confirmed that there may be more killings will follow, making him not to Lugash mag. Clouseau is Later told by Dreyfus to go anyway.

Clouseau disappears there and Marie Jouvet, a journalist, investigates his disappearance to investigate his background by interviewing people who knew him. Here are many scenes used from previous films. Jouvet also interviews Clouseau's father, that her images from Clouseau's childhood (played by Lucca Mezzofanti) and Clouseau's work for the French resistance (played by Daniel Peacock) in the Second World Warshows. Jouvet discovers his bad relationship with the mafia, which is now led by Bruno Langlois. Who warns Jouvet to stop searching for Clouseau, Jouvet refuses. She complains to Dreyfus, but who wants Clouseau dead just as much as Langlois, whereby no indictment is filed, until Jouvets frustration.

The film ends with Jouvet which concludes that Clouseau must live. Clouseau (played by Joe Dunne, seen from behind) is seen while he overlooks the sea, on a cliff. A Seagull flies over that Clouseau at his jacket poops. Below are the words "Swine seagull!" (dirty Seagull) to hear, and the film ends with a montage of funny scenes from previous films. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==
 * Peter Sellers -Inspector Jacques Clouseau
 * David Niven -Sir Charles Lytton
 * Herbert Lom -Charles Dreyfus
 * Richard Mulligan -Clouseau's father
 * Joanna Lumley -Marie Jouvet
 * Capucine -Lady Simone Lytton
 * Robert Loggia -Bruno Langois
 * Harvey Korman -Prof. Auguste Balls
 * Burt Kwouk -Cato Fong
 * Graham Stark -Hercule LaJoy
 * Peter Arne As Col. Bufoni
 * Cj André -François Chevalier