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The Pink Panther Overview:

The Pink Panther (1963) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Blake Edwards and produced by Martin Jurow and Dick Crockett.

SYNOPSIS

Sellers introduces Inspector Clouseau in this first of the Pink Panther series, which had five sequels. Sellers became inextricably associated with the bungling French policeman who dogs the steps of a suave jewel thief called The Phantom (Niven). Edwards and Sellers seemed to bring out the best in each other, and this madcap cop comedy set the tone for their frequent collaborations.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

The Pink Panther was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010.

Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringHenry ManciniNominated
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The Pink Panther BlogHub Articles:

The Pink Panther (1963)

By Beatrice on Nov 27, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Pink Panther Directed by Blake Edwards Written by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards 1963/USA Mirisch-GE Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Beautiful people, beautiful dresses, beautiful scenery … and Inspector Clouseau. The story is set in various locations in France and Italy. ... Read full article

The Pink Panther (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 31, 2015 From 4 Star Films

I came into the Pink Panther with a bit of prior knowledge about the franchise and Henry Mancini’s legendary theme music. In all honesty, the first film I ever saw in the series was A Shot in the Dark (1964). Peter Sellers’ Inspector Clouseau is the undisputed star of that film which cam... Read full article

The Pink Panther (1963)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 31, 2015 From 4 Star Films

I came into the Pink Panther with a bit of prior knowledge about the franchise and Henry Mancini’s legendary theme music. In all honesty, the first film I ever saw in the series was A Shot in the Dark (1964). Peter Sellers‘ Inspector Clouseau is the undisputed star of that film which cam... Read full article

The Pink Panther, Silent Films, and Me

By Angela on Jan 8, 2014 From Hollywood Revue

Like so very many people, I spent a good amount of my childhood watching cartoons.  I remember being fond of Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker, but my favorite was definitely the Pink Panther.  Oh, did I ever love the Pink Panther!  In my book, he was the funniest of the cartoon characters I watche... Read full article

The Pink Panther

By RBuccicone on Mar 6, 2013 From MacGuffin Movies

The Pink Panther (1964) It is not my favorite of the franchise, but The Pink Panther is a treasure all on it’s own. This first in the series brought to everyone’s attention Peter Sellers‘ brilliant character Inspector Jacques Clouseau. But the part of the bumbling French detective ... Read full article

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The Pink Panther Quotes:

[Having made her tipsy with champagne, Sir Charles Lytton kisses Princess Dala]
Princess Dala: If I were my father, I'd have you tortured.
Sir Charles Lytton: No. If you were your father, I doubt very much if I would have kissed you.
Woman: I've never really known another man like him. He can keep ten girls in the air at once and make each one happy.
Princess Dala: Amazing, sort of a contemporary Don Juan?
Princess Dala: [tipsy from champagne] When I went on my first zsrafari... frazari... wild animal hunt.
Simone Clouseau: If I'm not being too nosy your highness, I read somewhere there was some dispute over the ownership of the Pink Panther.
Princess Dala: It belongs to me. It was a gift from my late father. I shall never surrender it.
Sir Charles Lytton: Why should you?
Princess Dala: When the present government seized power, they claimed the diamond was the property of the people. There's even some talk of the international court deciding the issue.
Sir Charles Lytton: I'll tell you what, why don't I steal the diamond, leave that old glove or whatever it is behind, and you and I can split the insurance.
Princess Dala: All right.
George Lytton: I feel like dancing.
[to Princess Dala]
George Lytton: Your Highness?
Princess Dala: I'd love to.
Sir Charles Lytton: [to Simone] How about you, Madame?
Simone Clouseau: Yes, of course.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: Your leg is better, Sir. Charles?
Sir Charles Lytton: What?
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: I say your leg is better.
Sir Charles Lytton: Oh, yes. Much better. Thank you.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: You know, Mr. Tucker...
[scalds his hand]
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: Argh!
[put his burnt hand into Mr. Tucker's beer]
Tucker: That's my beer, old man.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau: At times like this, I wish I was but a simple peasant.
Simone Clouseau: It's times like this that make me realize how lucky I really am.
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The Pink Panther Facts
David Niven was hoping the Pink Panther would help launch a series of films for him akin to the Thin Man Series. Due to the focus of future films being placed on Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau, this never came to fruition. Niven would go onto play a parody of Thin Man Nick Charles, named Dick Charleston, in Neil Simon's Murder by Death.
Between 1964 and 1993, nine Inspector Clouseau (or related) films would be released, although Inspector Clouseau and the movies made after Peter Sellers's death are mostly not considered canon. All but two would carry the "Pink Panther" title, but only four of the films actually deal with the Pink Panther diamond itself: this one, The Return of the Pink Panther, Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther. The reason they still kept The Pink Panther in the title was because it had become synonymous with inspector Clouseau.
Wael Zuaiter, a PLO representative and translator assassinated in Rome by Israeli agents in retaliation for the 1972 Munich Massacre, played the waiter at the cocktail party as an extra. He is seen crossing the room after fadeout from the news headline "Rebels Demand Princess Return Fabulous Gem". Wael was the first target in Israel's Operation Wrath of God, and was portrayed by Makram Khoury in Steven Spielberg's Munich.
Peter Ustinov was originally selected for the role of Inspector Clouseau, but when Ustinov didn't show up on the first day of filming, Peter Sellers showed up and he got the part instead.
In the bath scene with Capucine and Robert Wagner, an industrial-strength foaming agent is used, which burned both of the stars' skin. Wagner, who was completely immersed at one point, became blind for four weeks.
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