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	~~{{Main\|The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini}}~~

	The [[soundtrack album]] for the film, featuring [[Henry Mancini]]'s score, was released in 1964 and reached No. 8 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' magazine's pop album chart. It was nominated for Grammy and Academy Awards and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and selected by the [[American Film Institute]] as one of the greatest film scores.		The [[soundtrack album]] for the film, featuring [[Henry Mancini]]'s score, was released in 1964 and reached No. 8 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]'' magazine's pop album chart. It was nominated for Grammy and Academy Awards and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and selected by the [[American Film Institute]] as one of the greatest film scores.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of American films of 1963]]
	* [[The Pink Panther (series)]]		* [[The Pink Panther (series)]]

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{{Short description|1963 detective comedy film by Blake Edwards}}
{{About|the 1963 film|the entire film series|The Pink Panther|other uses|The Pink Panther (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Pink Panther
| image = Pink panther63.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster by [[Jack Rickard]]
| director = [[Blake Edwards]]
| producer = [[Martin Jurow]]
| writer =
| screenplay = {{Plain list|
* [[Maurice Richlin]]
* Blake Edwards
}}
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[David Niven]]
* [[Peter Sellers]]
* [[Robert Wagner]]
* [[Capucine]]
* [[Claudia Cardinale]]
}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Henry Mancini]]
| cinematography = [[Philip Lathrop]]
| editing = [[Ralph E. Winters]]
| studio = [[The Mirisch Company]]
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| released = {{Plain list|
* December 18, 1963<br/>(Italy)
* March 18, 1964<br/>(United States)
}}
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $10.9 million {{Small|{{No wrap|(US/Canada)}}}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The Pink Panther (1963) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Pink-Panther-The#tab=summary |publisher=Nash Information Services |work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Pink Panther''''' is a 1963 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Blake Edwards]] and distributed by [[United Artists]]. It was written by [[Maurice Richlin]] and Blake Edwards. It is the first installment in ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' franchise. Its story follows inspector Jacques Clouseau as he travels from [[Rome]] to [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he is able to steal a priceless diamond known as "The Pink Panther". The film stars [[David Niven]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[Capucine]] and [[Claudia Cardinale]].

The film was produced by [[Martin Jurow]] and was initially released on December 18, 1963 in Italy followed by the United States release on March 18, 1964. It grossed $10.9 million in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2338883073/?ref_=bo_at_a|title=The Pink Panther|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref> It was positively reviewed and has an 88% approval rating based on 34 votes on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The Pink Panther (1963)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1016338_pink_panther|language=en|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>

In 2010, the film was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]], as being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."<ref name="congress">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/empire-strikes-back-among-film-registry-picks/|title='Empire Strikes Back' among 25 film registry picks|last=Morgan|first=David|date=December 28, 2010|work=[[CBS News]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=December 28, 2010}}</ref><ref name="hollreporter">{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Mike|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/empire-strikes-airplane-25-movies-65915|title='Empire Strikes Back,' 'Airplane!' Among 25 Movies Named to National Film Registry|date=December 28, 2010|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=December 28, 2010|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
As a child in Lugash, Princess Dala receives a gift from her father, the [[Maharaja|Maharajah]]: the "Pink Panther", the largest [[diamond]] in the world. This huge [[Pink diamond|pink gem]] has an unusual flaw: by looking deeply into the stone, one perceives a tiny discoloration resembling a leaping panther. Twenty years later, Dala (now played by [[Claudia Cardinale]]) has been forced into exile following her father's death and the subsequent military takeover of her country. The new government declares her precious diamond the property of the people and petitions the [[International Court of Justice|World Court]] to determine ownership. However, Dala refuses to relinquish it.

Dala goes on holiday at an exclusive ski resort in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]]. Also staying there is English playboy Sir Charles Lytton ([[David Niven]])—who leads a secret life as a [[Gentleman thief|gentleman jewel thief]] called "the Phantom"—and has his eyes on the Pink Panther. His brash American nephew George ([[Robert Wagner]]) arrives at the resort unexpectedly. George is really a playboy drowning in gambling debts, but poses as a recent college graduate about to enter the [[Peace Corps]] so his uncle continues to support his lavish lifestyle.

On the Phantom's trail is French police detective Inspector [[Inspector Clouseau|Jacques Clouseau]] ([[Peter Sellers]]), whose wife Simone ([[Capucine]]) is having an affair with Sir Charles. She has become rich by acting as a fence for the Phantom under the nose of her amorous but oblivious husband. She dodges him while trying to avoid her lover's playboy nephew, who has decided to make the seductive older woman his latest conquest. Sir Charles has grown enamored of Dala and is ambivalent about carrying out the heist. The night before their departure, George accidentally learns of his uncle's criminal activities.

During a [[costume party]] at Dala's [[villa]] in Rome, Sir Charles and his nephew separately attempt to steal the diamond, only to find it already missing from the safe. The Inspector discovers both men at the crime scene. They escape during the confusion of the evening's climactic fireworks display. A frantic car chase through the streets of Rome ensues. Sir Charles and George are both arrested after all the vehicles collide with one another in the town square.

Later, Simone informs Dala that Sir Charles wished to call off the theft and asks her to help in his defense. Dala then reveals that she stole the diamond herself, to avoid turning it over to the new government of her homeland. However, the Princess is also smitten with Sir Charles and has a plan to save him from prison. At the trial, the defense calls as their sole witness a surprised Inspector Clouseau. The barrister ([[John Le Mesurier]]) asks a series of questions that suggest Clouseau himself could be the Phantom. An unnerved Clouseau pulls out his handkerchief to wipe the perspiration from his brow, and the jewel drops from it.

As Clouseau is taken away to prison, he is mobbed by a throng of enamored women. Watching from a distance, Simone expresses regret, but Sir Charles reassures her that when the Phantom strikes again, Clouseau will be exonerated. Sir Charles invites George to join them on the Phantom's next heist in South America. Meanwhile, on the way to prison, the Roman police express their envy that Clouseau is now desired by so many women. They ask him with obvious admiration how he committed all of those crimes; Clouseau considers his newfound fame and replies, "Well, you know... it wasn't easy."

The film ends after the police car carrying Clouseau to prison runs over a traffic warden—the cartoon Pink Panther from the animated opening credits. He gets back up as we hear the crash that was coming out from the police car, holding a card that reads "THEND" and swipes the letters to read "THE END."

==Cast==
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* [[David Niven]] as Sir Charles Lytton
* [[Peter Sellers]] as Inspector [[Inspector Clouseau|Jacques Clouseau]]
* [[Robert Wagner]] as George Lytton, Sir Charles' nephew
* [[Capucine]] as Simone Clouseau, Inspector Clouseau's wife
* [[Claudia Cardinale]] as Princess Dala
* [[Colin Gordon]] as Tucker
* [[Brenda de Banzie]] as Angela Dunning
* [[John Le Mesurier]] as Defense attorney
* [[James Lanphier]] as Saloud
* Guy Thomajan as Artoff
* [[Fran Jeffries]] as ski lodge singer
* [[Michael Trubshawe]] as Felix Townes, novelist
* [[Riccardo Billi]] as Aristotle Sarajos, Greek shipowner
* Meri Welles as Monica Fawn, Hollywood starlet
* [[Martin Miller (actor)|Martin Miller]] as Pierre Luigi, photographer
* [[Gale Garnett]], voice of Princess Dala ''(uncredited)''<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19551/The-Pink-Panther/articles.html] {{dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>

'''Cast notes'''
*Niven portrayed "[[A. J. Raffles|Raffles]], the Amateur Cracksman", a character resembling the Phantom, in the film ''[[Raffles (1939 film)|Raffles]]'' in 1939.

==Production==
The film was "conceived as a sophisticated comedy about a charming, urbane jewel thief, Sir Charles Lytton". [[Peter Ustinov]] was "originally cast as Clouseau, with [[Ava Gardner]] as his faithless wife in league with Lytton".<ref name="tcm">{{cite web| url= http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/19551/The-Pink-Panther/ | title= The Pink Panther (1964): Overview | publisher=[[WarnerMedia]] |work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]| access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> After Gardner backed out because The [[Mirisch Company]] would not meet her demands for a personal staff,<ref>{{cite news | url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iX4eAAAAIBAJ&pg=783,3211533&hl=en | title= Stars' Salaries The Biggest Gripe | page=5| first=Bob |last=Thomas | date=November 17, 1962| agency=[[Associated Press]]| work=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]] | access-date=September 2, 2010 |via=[[Google News]] | author-link= Bob Thomas (reporter)}}</ref><ref name=afi /> Ustinov also left the project, and Blake Edwards then chose Sellers to replace Ustinov.<ref name="tcm"/> [[Janet Leigh]] turned down the lead female role, as it meant being away from the United States for too long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosellers.com/features7.htm|title=Janet Leigh Interview |work=Retrosellers|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927182329/http://www.retrosellers.com/features7.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2011|first=David|last=Barnes|year=1997}}</ref>

The film was initially intended as a vehicle for Niven, as evidenced by his top billing.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Other Side Of The Moon: The Life of David Niven |first=Sheridan |last=Morley |year=1985 |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |location=New York |isbn=9780060154707 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/othersideofmoonl00morl }}</ref> As Edwards shot the film, employing multiple takes of improvised scenes, it became clear that Sellers, originally considered a supporting actor, was stealing the scenes. This resulted in his central role in all the film's sequels. When presenting at a subsequent [[Academy Awards]] ceremony, Niven requested his walk-on music be changed from the "Pink Panther" theme, stating, "That was not really my film."<ref>[[Neal Gabler]], opening comments from ''Reel Thirteen,'' WNET-TV.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=July 2018}}

The film was shot in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Rome]] and [[Rocca di Papa]]; [[Paris]], France; and [[Los Angeles]], U.S., using the [[Technirama]] process in an aspect ratio of 2.20:1. According to the DVD commentary by Blake Edwards, the chase scene at the piazza (filmed at Piazza della Repubblica in Rocca di Papa) was an homage to a similar sequence 26 minutes into [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Foreign Correspondent (film)|Foreign Correspondent]]'' (1940).

[[Fran Jeffries]] sang the song "[[Meglio stasera|Meglio stasera (It Had Better Be Tonight)]]" in a scene set around the fireplace of a ski lodge. The song was composed by [[Henry Mancini]], with English lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]] and Italian lyrics by [[Franco Migliacci]].<ref name=afi>{{AFI film|20382|The Pink Panther}}</ref>

==Reception==
The movie was a popular hit, earning estimated North American rentals of $6 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Rental Pictures of 1964 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |date=January 6, 1965 |page=39 |url=https://ameblo.jp/ayumi-niwano/entry-12247834936.html |access-date=July 17, 2018}} Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.</ref>

[[Bosley Crowther]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "Seldom has any comedian seemed to work so persistently and hard at trying to be violently funny with weak material"; he called the script a "basically unoriginal and largely witless piece of farce carpentry that has to be pushed and heaved at stoutly in order to keep on the move."<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/24/archives/screen-sellers-chases-a-jewel-thief-pink-panther-opens-at-music.html | title= Screen: Sellers Chases a Jewel Thief; Pink Panther' Opens at Music Hall | date= April 24, 1964| first=Bosley |last=Crowther | author-link = Bosley Crowther | work=[[The New York Times]] | access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' was much more positive, calling the film "intensely funny" and "Sellers' razor-sharp timing ... superlative."<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117794010.html | title= The Pink Panther | date= December 31, 1963| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | access-date=September 2, 2010 |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221141218/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117794010.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |archive-date=February 21, 2009 |author=}}</ref>

In a 2004 review of ''The Pink Panther Film Collection'', a DVD collection that included ''The Pink Panther'', [[The A.V. Club]] wrote:
<blockquote>Because the later movies were identified so closely with Clouseau, it's easy to forget that he was merely one in an ensemble at first, sharing screen time with Niven, Capucine, Robert Wagner and Claudia Cardinale. If not for Sellers' hilarious pratfalls, ''The Pink Panther'' could be mistaken for a luxuriant caper movie like ''[[Topkapi (film)|Topkapi]]'' ... which is precisely what makes the movie so funny. It acts as the straight man, while Sellers gets to play mischief-maker.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.avclub.com/articles/the-pink-panther,11505/| title= The Pink Panther Film Collection | first= Scott |last=Tobias| date= April 5, 2004 | publisher=[[The Onion]] |work=[[The A.V. Club]] | access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref></blockquote>

The film holds an approval rating of 89% on the [[review aggregator]] site [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus says: "Peter Sellers is at his virtuosically bumbling best in ''The Pink Panther'', a sophisticated caper blessed with an unforgettably slinky score by Henry Mancini."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1016338_pink_panther?|title=The Pink Panther (1963)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>

The [[American Film Institute]] listed ''The Pink Panther'' as No. 20 in its [[AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores|100 Years of Film Scores]].

==Soundtrack==
{{Main|The Pink Panther: Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini}}

The [[soundtrack album]] for the film, featuring [[Henry Mancini]]'s score, was released in 1964 and reached No. 8 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's pop album chart. It was nominated for Grammy and Academy Awards and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and selected by the [[American Film Institute]] as one of the greatest film scores.

==See also==
* [[List of American films of 1963]]
* [[The Pink Panther (series)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Further reading'''
* {{Cite book | last=Wagner | first=Robert | author-link=Robert Wagner | title=Pieces of My Heart: A Life | location=New York | publisher=[[HarperCollins]] | year=2008 | isbn=9780061373312 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/piecesofmyheartl00wagn }}

==External links==
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* {{AFI film|20382|The Pink Panther}}
* {{IMDb title|0057413|The Pink Panther}}
* {{Amg title|38169|The Pink Panther}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=19551}}
* {{mojo title|pinkpanther|The Pink Panther}}

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