My Movie Review on The Pink Panther (1963) · 8:12pm Aug 15th, 2020

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This is your top-of-the-line film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.

Today, I'm gonna give you guys my take of "The Pink Panther". The 1963 film directed by Blake Edwards to be precise.

Here's the rundown of it:

Dashing English jewel thief Sir Charles Lytton, who is known by the world as "The Phantom", plots to steal an exquisite diamond called the Pink Panther, which is under the ownership of an exiled princess from Lugash named Dala.

However, stealing the Pink Panther will prove to be more challenging than Charles expected due to being tracked by a French detective named Inspector Clouseau. Things can only get more complicated when Charles's nephew from America, George, unexpectedly pays him a visit.

Will Charles ever succeed in perhaps his greatest heist yet? Or not?

I'd like to be honest, I've been a fan of the Pink Panther films starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau for as long as I can remember. I haven't seen every Pink Panther film in existence, but I've been wanting to make reviews of them for quite some time.

Ultimately, I decided to review this film first since it was pretty much the one that started this franchise in the first place. And let me just say that, even though Clouseau wasn't the main character, the film as a whole was still really entertaining.

For instance, the acting, casting, characters, and character development were deeply top-notch.

Peter Sellers had all of the best moments, of course. He not only delivered the best comedic-timings and got the most laughs out of me, but he managed to create an instantly three-dimensional character out of Clouseau instead of a mere folly. David Niven likewise gave a charming performance as Sir Charles Lytton/The Phantom, and both his character, George, Dala, and Simone Clouseau had brilliant development.

The direction by Blake Edwards, and the screenplay by him and Maurice Richlin, were nicely done as well. As a comedy-heist film, Edwards literally hit the nail on the head when it came to making this motion picture exactly that. The comedy aspect of the movie was something I had a rollicking good time with, and that's including the gags that didn't revolve around Clouseau. Along with that, the film was unpredictable, intriguing, and contained some surprising heart too.

The hand-drawn animation that was done with the actual Pink Panther, as well as the opening credits and intro, was entertaining too. It was entrancing how Depatie-Freleng Enterprises was able to make something so memorable and enjoyable out of something that would only be on for no more than five minutes, and everything about it screamed instant potential for a series starring the beloved panther himself.

Finally, the music composed by Henry Mancini was absolutely marvelous. His score had such an astounding sense of mystery and fun that made it so enticing, which was accompanied by a very unique bounce.

In conclusion, "The Pink Panther (1963)" is what I'd like to call a terrific treat. Everything about it provides a rollicking wonderful near two hours, and it showcases the incredible talents of everyone onboard too.

So, I rate "The Pink Panther (1963)" five out of five stars.