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A Shot in the Dark
“…the picture that gets away with murder!”
72%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
A Shot in the Dark (1964) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Shot in the Dark (1964) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Mystery, and Crime with funny and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount. Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Shot in the Dark 72% (642 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
A Shot in the Dark is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
72%
from 642 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1964-06-23
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 1594
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What is A Shot in the Dark about?
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irr... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Shot in the Dark?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie A Shot in the Dark?
The official runtime for A Shot in the Dark is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Peter Sellers
Jacques Clouseau

Elke Sommer
Maria Gambrelli

George Sanders
Benjamin Ballon

Herbert Lom
Charles Dreyfus

Graham Stark
Hercule LaJoy

Moira Redmond
Simone

Tracy Reed
Dominique Ballon

Burt Kwouk
Kato

André Maranne
François

Vanda Godsell
Madame LaFarge

Maurice Kaufmann
Pierre

Ann Lynn
Dudu

David Lodge
Georges

Martin Benson
Maurice

Reginald Beckwith
Receptionist

Douglas Wilmer
Henri LaFarge

Bryan Forbes
Camp Attendant

Andre Charisse
Game Warden
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