Son of the Pink Panther Blake Edwards, who also co-wrote and produced all the previous "Panther" films except for "Inspector Clouseau". It is also the last film to be scored by Henry Mancini. 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
Trail of the Pink Panther appearance as Clouseau in the World War II flashback. The film was a critical failure. Although the film was marketed as a tribute to Sellers, it was widely panned by critics. It was released for Christmas 1982 and grossed only $9 million - $22,971,889.12 in 2017 dollars ($1,341,695 on opening weekend in 800 theaters; $3,247,458 on opening week) against its $6 million budget. In contrast, the previous film in the series, "Revenge of the Pink Panther", had made over $49 million. Nonetheless, it was soon followed by a further "Pink Panther" film, "Curse of the Pink Panther", which was shot