The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom’s exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel ‘The Pink Panther’ is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is… The film that launched the long-running franchise – and Peter Sellers as the unforgettable, maladroit Clouseau. The original  Henry Mancini  score (especially the “Pink Panther Theme”) became iconic, and the film itself is fondly remembered for its tone and comedic legacy. “In a picture about thievery, it is Peter Sellers who proves the most outrageous larcenist. He plays one of the oldest characters in the world, the fellow with two left feet, the would-be gentleman of the world who nonchalantly moves to light a cigarette in a moment of crisis and ignites his nose. The character is set in Sellers’ first scene, and the audience never relaxes thereafter waiting for the next doorknob to come off in his hand. Invention is rich and varied, and Sellers plays each variation with the unassailable innocence of the eternal hot-foot victim. The audience is never disappointed” –James Powers,The Hollywood Reporter, 1964. Shown for the Peter Sellars Centenary, also in memory of Claudia Cardinale.