L'infaillible inspecteur Clouseau

Original title: Inspector Clouseau

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4.8/10

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Alan Arkin in L'infaillible inspecteur Clouseau (1968)

A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.

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A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.A string of robberies has occurred in Britain and it's up to Inspector Clouseau to catch the criminal.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Alan Arkin got the role of Clouseau because Peter Sellers was busy doing La Party (1968), directed by Blake Edwards, who was also the director of the previous Clouseau films. He was replaced by Bud Yorkin. Later, Sellers and Edwards would return to the series. With them, the original composer (Henry Mancini) also returned.

Goofs
At 5:10 Clouseau puts on his shoes in the airplane door. After he retrieves his umbrella and steps off the plane, he falls onto a luggage cart, but his shoes are again missing (the hole in his sock is evident).

Quotes
Commissioner Sir Charles Braithwaite: I think it only fair to say that your being brought in on this case was not my idea.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: You are too modest.

Crazy credits
The opening credits are of an animated Inspector Clouseau pursuing a bank robber.

Connections
Featured in CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell: Episode #1.1048 (2023)

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Featured review

6/10

Not bad, but not Sellers

I guess it would be redundant at this point to say Alan Arkin's Clouseau can't touch Peter Sellers, which is certainly true. Nevertheless, I admit I liked this movie (though a lot less than the Pink Panthers, of course), the plot is actually credible and there are some truly funny moments. I give Arkin credit for attempting a role heavily identified with another- and better- actor, and he's OK in it. It's not a total disaster, as some people have claimed and worth watching, if only for the comparisons. ** 1/2 out of 4