A Shot in the Dark
1964 film by Blake Edwards
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Summary
A Shot in the Dark is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,420 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Blake Edwards[3]
- Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty[4], Marcel Achard[5]
- Composer: Henry Mancini[6]
- Genre: comedy film[7], crime film[8], mystery film[9]
- Based on: L'Idiote[10]
- Follows: The Pink Panther[11]
- Followed by: Inspector Clouseau[12]
- Cast member: Peter Sellers[13], Elke Sommer[14], George Sanders[15], Herbert Lom[16], Moira Redmond[17], Burt Kwouk[18], André Maranne[19], Graham Stark[20], Jack Lambert[21], Martin Benson[22], Reginald Beckwith[23], Bryan Forbes[24], Tutte Lemkow[25], Douglas Wilmer[26]
- Producer: Blake Edwards[27]
- Part of the series: The Pink Panther[28]
- Production company: The Mirisch Company[29]
- Director of photography: Christopher Challis[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31], Spanish[32]
- Commons category: A Shot in the Dark (film)[33]
- Distribution format: video on demand[34]
- Review score: 8/10[35], 94%[36], 70/100[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39], United Kingdom[40]
- Publication date: January 1, 1964[41], March 4, 1965[42]
- Distributed by: United Artists[43], Netflix[44]
- Narrative location: Paris[45]
- Main subject: serial killer[46]
- Film editor: Bert Bates[47]
- Title: A Shot in the Dark[48]
- After a work by: Marcel Achard[49]
Product Details
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Release type: Single[50]
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Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[51]
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First release date: 1964[52]
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Genre(s): big band, jazz[53]
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Community tags: big band, jazz[54]
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MusicBrainz ID: 61c39244-e563-4437-b309-66b9960dea66[55]
Why It Matters
A Shot in the Dark has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]