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
Inspector Clouseau film has Clouseau as a bumbling Gendarme hired by Chief Inspector Dreyfus to serve as the visible investigator into a high-publicity murder, so that Dreyfus can carry out his own investigation without risking repercussions of failure; but Martin's Clouseau is considerably older than Sellers's, and although the 2006 film was placed prior to the events of the first "Pink Panther" film, the time frame has been advanced to the present day. Although foolish, Martin's Clouseau is able to locate the Pink Panther diamond and solve the case by knowledge, and observation, of obscure data. A running gag in this and