Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther Son of the Pink Panther is a 1993 Italian-American comedy film. It is a continuation of "The Pink Panther" film series. Directed by Blake Edwards, it stars Roberto Benigni as Inspector Clouseau's illegitimate son. Also in this film are "Panther" regulars Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk and Graham Stark and a star of the original 1963 film, Claudia Cardinale. It was the final film for both filmmaker Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini; Edwards retired from movie making, and Mancini died the following year. Princess Yasmin of Lugash (Debrah Farentino) is abducted in French territorial waters
Henry Mancini at Tiffany's". The Music from Peter Gunn won the first Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini also enjoyed a long collaboration composing film scores for the film director Blake Edwards. Mancini is also noted for scoring a #1 hit single during the rock era on the "Billboard" charts. "The Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" spent two weeks at the top, beginning on June 29, 1969. Mancini was born in the Little Italy neighborhood of Cleveland, and was raised near Pittsburgh, in the steel town of West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. His parents immigrated from the Abruzzo region of Italy.