The pink panther returns
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| German title | The pink panther returns | ||
| Original title | The Return of the Pink Panther | ||
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| Country of production | United Kingdom | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1975 | ||
| length | 113 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 12 | ||
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| Director | Blake Edwards | ||
| script | Blake Edwards | ||
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| music | Henry Mancini | ||
| camera | Geoffrey Unsworth | ||
| cut | Tom Priestley | ||
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The Pink Panther Returns is the fourth episode and third Blake Edwards- directed film in the Pink Panther series .
Beginning with this part, the originally "authentic" French accent used by Peter Sellers in the English original takes on more and more grotesque forms, so that Clouseau is sometimes no longer easily understood by his compatriots.
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One of the world's largest diamonds, the Pink Panther, is exhibited in the state museum of the fictional country of Lugasch . Well protected by radar beams and sensors, the valuable stone is presented to enthusiastic tourists.
Despite all security precautions, the diamond is stolen from the museum one night. Someone managed to break all fuses and escape the chasers. The master thief leaves behind a white glove with a gold P - the hallmark of the phantom.
In Paris, in the meantime, Jacques Clouseau has been transferred to normal police service. He hadn't even been able to prevent a bank robbery that happened right in front of his eyes because he was busy with a blind musician and his monkeys. After reporting to Chief Inspector Dreyfus, Clouseau is suspended from duty for six months. Dreyfus falls back into his manic behavior due to the turbulence provoked by Clouseau.
In the meantime, however, the Lugasch government decides to only entrust the recovery of the diamond to someone who has already found the diamond: Inspector Clouseau.
After a training session with his house servant Cato, during which half of the furniture was broken, Clouseau found out that he was being reinstated in the criminal investigation service. No sooner has he been charged with the delicate case than the first bomb attack occurs, which Clouseau survives unharmed.
As soon as the investigation began, the inspector immediately had a suspect: Sir Charles Litton, who was known as the infamous Phantom.
Sir Charles has long since withdrawn. He lives on a beautiful estate on the Côte d'Azur and is bored. His wife Claudine confronts him with the theft and is of the opinion that on the basis of the available evidence, only he is considered. And it makes more sense to her to convict the perpetrator herself before the police do this. Sir Charles agrees and immediately sets off for Lugasch. He travels there under a false name and contacts the gang boss Fatty. He is also firmly convinced that Litton stole the diamond. He wants to turn him off immediately and hand over his body to the police. Sir Charles manages to escape and (after the visit of the top secret police from Lugasch) he finds out that the case has turned into a state affair.
Clouseau is about to go undercover against the Littons. Disguised as a pool cleaner, he goes to the property. Only with luck will he survive a car accident - the brake hoses on his vehicle were cut. Clouseau barely escapes another assassination attempt, this time in the office of the police prefect. Once more he sets out to scout the Litton mansion. Disguised as a postman for telephone questions, he gains entry. But Lady Litton sees through the plan and lures him to Switzerland, to Gstaad, with a bogus phone call .
Once there, Clouseau attaches himself to Lady Litton's heels to listen to her. After a few chaotic appearances, he manages (again in disguise) to spend an evening with her, but this does not give him any useful knowledge. The chief inspector (who has accidentally mutilated himself more than once and has had several sessions with the psychiatrist) immediately ordered him back to Paris over the phone.
In the meantime, Sir Charles Litton, observed by the secret police, manages to escape from Lugasch.
The showdown takes place in Gstaad. One morning Dreyfus instructed Clouseau on the phone to arrest Lady Litton immediately. When Clouseau wants to consult, Dreyfus is not even in office, but on vacation; but Clouseau still wants to carry out the job. In the lady's room he meets Sir Charles Litton, who has meanwhile arrived; it turns out that Lady Litton stole the diamond. She did the deed out of love for her husband, to get him out of his bleak boredom and to cause a little excitement in his life. Before Clouseau can arrest the two of them, the chief of the Lugasch secret police appears and threatens to kill them all. Despite another attack on Clouseau, they are able to escape the danger. The assassin turns out to be chief inspector Dreyfus, who is ultimately overwhelmed.
Dreyfus is acquitted because of his insanity and placed in a closed institution. Sir Charles, the Phantom, becomes active again. Clouseau receives a high state medal from Lugasch and is promoted to chief inspector.
criticism
"The sequel to the" Pink Panther "from 1963 has a refreshingly weird humor and many grotesque slapstick scenes."
Trivia
- Originally, the film was supposed to come to the cinemas under the title Inspector Clouseau - The Biggest Fool from the Revier
- In the opening credits, the pink panther appears again as a cartoon character
- Sir Litton is no longer played by David Niven , but by Christopher Plummer
- Due to differences of opinion between the Mirisch Brothers (producers of the remaining films) and Blake Edwards , this film did not appear on MGM.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for The Pink Panther Returns . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2007 (PDF; test number: 47 650 DVD).
- ↑ The Pink Panther Returns. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
Web links
- The Return of the Pink Panther in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Return of the Pink Panther at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Return of the Pink Panther at Metacritic (English)
- The Pink Panther is back in the online film database
- The pink panther returns to the German dubbing index
- Original German cinema poster on images3.cinema.de
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