my take represent nothing more but guest star and reuse footage to substitute for laugh . peter seller have always be famous for comedy role that would shape the ineptitude and clumsiness of comedian to come . it all start with the pink panther and in 1962 and direct by blake edward . his role their inspired sequel and with some even outdo the original . although seller have play other role and his role a inept inspector closeau be one of his most memorable . the power of that role push director blake edward to do another panther film and a couple of year after seller death . it be trail of the pink panther . trail story involve the robbery of the pink panther diamond in lugash ( once again ) and but that remain unsolved even after this film end and for the real plot be the disappearance of clumsy inspector closeau . wait a minute and how can sellers play closeau if he pass away a couple of year ago . simple ( for edward ) and throw in deleted and archive footage from other panther film and place new footage from pink panther film returnees david niven ( dub and due to his voice lossage ) and capucine and burt kwouk and herbert lom and others and poof . we have trail of the pink panther and all set and ready to be release . frankly and the film work on some bit because we love the pink panther and and see those laugh again remind u of them . but the entire film be a rather convoluted mess and mainly for the splice in footage . what be the movie about really . closeau or the pink panther . a if it matter much . the film just lag a bit it recycle ( literally ) every laugh in the film . what edwards have do here be not a film and it just a fast way to watch the entire panther series . it should have be call the pink panther series in 96 minute . ( with additional footage ) . rating represent out of 5 .