A Madcap Frolic Of Crime and Fun!
In the first movie starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, he tries to catch a jewel thief who is right under his nose. Arriving at a posh resort with her precious "panther" - a large gem with the image of a leaping feline inside - sexy Princess Dala (Claudia Cardinale) meets the debonair Sir Charles (David Niven). She is unaware, however, that Charles, a.k.a. "The Phantom," is a professional thief who steals from the rich and gives to...himself! Enter Jacques Clouseau (Sellers), the clumsiest Inspector ever to trip over a vase. Can he stop Charles' attempts to relieve the princess of her diamond? Can he even exit a room without breaking off the doorknob? Or will The Phantom steal away the "cat" and leave Clouseau to hold the bag?