Curse of the Pink Panther by Roger Moore—as Clouseau himself—at the end of the film. This was David Niven's final film appearance, and he died shortly before its release. This film marked Herbert Lom's sixth outing as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. He would reprise the role one last time in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993). The prized Pink Panther jewel would not return until "The Pink Panther" reboot in 2006. This film featured the sixth "Panther" appearance of Clouseau's trusty manservant Cato (Burt Kwouk). Cato and Dreyfus debuted in "A Shot in the Dark" (1964). The film was a box office bomb and got negative
The Pink Panther (1963 film) Cardinale. If not for Sellers' hilarious pratfalls, "The Pink Panther" could be mistaken for a luxuriant caper movie like "Topkapi" ... which is precisely what makes the movie so funny. It acts as the straight man, while Sellers gets to play mischief-maker. The film holds an approval rating of 90% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews with an average rating of 7.3/10. The American Film Institute listed "The Pink Panther" as No. 20 in its 100 Years of Film Scores. The soundtrack album was released on RCA Victor, and consisted of music written by Henry