A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) as Burt Kwouk as his stalwart man servant Cato and André Maranne as François, all of whom would become series regulars. Elke Sommer portrays the murder suspect, Maria Gambrelli. The character of Gambrelli would return in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993), this time played by Claudia Cardinale, who appeared as Princess Dala in "The Pink Panther" (1963). Graham Stark, who portrays police officer Hercule Lajoy, would reprise this role eighteen years later, in "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982). The film was not originally written to include Clouseau, but was an adaptation of a stage play by Harry Kurnitz
A Whisper in the Dark A Whisper in the Dark A Whisper in the Dark () is a 1976 Italian film directed by Marcello Aliprandi. "A Whisper in the Dark" was written by the husband and wife screenwriting team of Nicolò Rienzi and Maria Teresa Rienzi. The film was shot in Venice in early 1976. John Phillip Law who acted in the film, stated that the film was made due to the popularity of the film "Don't Look Now". "A Whisper in the Dark" was distribute theatrically in Italy by Lia Film on 12 August 1976. It grossed a total of 171,391,126 Italian lire on