The Return of the Pink Panther with the other Peter Sellers Pink Panther films, in a 6-disc set for the first time on Blu-ray under their Shout! Select label. The set was ultimately released on June 27, 2017. The Return of the Pink Panther The Return of the Pink Panther is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in The Pink Panther series. The film stars Peter Sellers, returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau, for the first time since "A Shot in the Dark" (1964), after having declined to reprise the role in "Inspector Clouseau" (1968). The film was a commercial hit and revived
Pink Panther (character) cartoons and merchandise. He starred in 124 short films, 10 TV shows and 4 TV specials. The character is closely associated with "The Pink Panther Theme", composed by Henry Mancini. The animated Pink Panther character's initial appearance in the live action film's title sequence, directed by Friz Freleng, was such a success with audiences and United Artists that the studio signed Freleng and his DePatie–Freleng Enterprises studio to a multi-year contract for a series of "Pink Panther" theatrical cartoon shorts. The first entry in the series, 1964's "The Pink Phink", featured Pink harassing his foil, a little white mustachioed man