He would later appear in many Blake Edwards films, but always with a different alias. One of Blake Edwards' friends, Herb Tanney, appears as the Nice Police Chief 3.

Two of Peter Sellers' closest friends since his RAF days have roles in this film - Graham Stark, who had been Hercule, appears as Pepi and David Lodge plays Mac. Sir Charles Lytton is credited instead as 'Litton' 2 and François has gained his first surname, Chevalier. Cato is 'Cato' rather than 'Kato' as in A Shot in the Dark and he is given a surname, Fong.

CharacterĬuriously, in this film the way some of the characters' names are spelt is changed from previous films. With everyone assembling in Gstaad (described by Dreyfus as 'today, a quiet ski resort in the Swiss alps, tomorrow, a wasteland), who will be revealed to be trying to assassinate Clouseau, and who stole the Pink Panther? CastĬharacters and actors in bold appeared in other films in the series. Sir Charles escapes and flies to Gstaad, followed by Colonel Sharki. Sharki himself is suspected by The Fat Man of having stolen the jewel in order to get rid of his political enemies. Meanwhile, Sir Charles arrives in Lugash and narrowly escapes being killed by crime lord 'The Fat Man', only to be captured and interrogated by the head of the Lugash Secret Police, Colonel Sharki. He heads to Lugash, hoping to clear his name.Ĭlouseau investigates Lytton's wife, Lady Lytton, at her villa in Nice and follows her to Gstaad, Switzerland. When Sir Charles learns of the robbery he realises that, as he is the chief suspect, no one will look for the true thief.

This is despite Clouseau's superior Dreyfus wishing to demote Clouseau and re-assign him to the remote Caribbean island of Martinique.Ĭlouseau immediately suspects Sir Charles Lytton, believed to be The Phantom. The Shah of Lugash, remembering how Clouseau had recovered the jewel before 1, requests that Clouseau be assigned to recover it. In the African country of Lugash, a skilled burglar steals the world's largest diamond and religious symbol, the Pink Panther, leaving a monogrammed glove – the calling card of burglar The Phantom – and escaping into the night. Inspector Clouseau, announcing his chief suspect for the theft of the Pink Panther. He is Sir Charles Phantom, the notorious Lytton.

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