The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (40,547 ratings)

After several years at loggerheads with one another, director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers reteamed for the slapstick fiesta The Return of the Pink Panther. It looks as though wizard cat-burglar Sir Charles Litton, played by David Niven in the original 1964 Pink Panther but here essayed by… More

G, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Blake Edwards
Written By
Frank Waldman, Blake Edwards
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
May 21, 1975 Wide
On DVD
Mar 20, 2001
United Artists

Critic Reviews

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    Hilarious Clouseau better in sequel than original.

  • Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com

    ...all the witty improvisational zing of a Celine Dion concert.

  • Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com

    This DVD edition from Universal's Focus Features line ... improves on the ill-favored Artisan disc from 1999. The newly remastered image (2.35:1, anamorphic) is spotless and sharp.

  • Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

    It's a good thing they needed the cash...

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A slap-stick devotee's dream come true

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Richard C


    also really funny. B+

  • Chris G


    A decade after playing Inspector Clouseau in Shot in the Dark Peter Sellers returns along with the Pink Panther in Blake Edwards 1975 film that saw a return to form (sort of) of the Pink Panther films. The Pink Panther diamond has been stolen and the Phantom's trademark glove… More

  • Dean !


    A pretty fun film in the series.

  • xGary X


    Probably good fun for kids, but the humour is crude and juvenile compared to the earlier films (which weren't THAT great anyway)

  • Stuart B


    Can always raise a chuckle

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