A Shot in the Dark：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Blake Edwards

Writing Credits

Blake Edwards
(screenplay) and: William Peter Blatty
(screenplay): Harry Kurnitz
(based upon the stage play by): Marcel Achard
(from the play 'L'idiote'): Peter Sellers
(uncredited)

Cast

Peter Sellers
Jacques Clouseau: Elke Sommer
Maria Gambrelli: George Sanders
Benjamin Ballon: Herbert Lom
Charles Dreyfus: Tracy Reed
Dominique Ballon: Graham Stark
Hercule LaJoy: Moira Redmond
Simone: Vanda Godsell
Madame LaFarge: Maurice Kaufmann
Pierre: Ann Lynn
Dudu: David Lodge
Georges: André Maranne
Francois: Martin Benson
Maurice: Burt Kwouk
Kato: Reginald Beckwith
Receptionist at Nudist Camp: Douglas Wilmer
Henri LaFarge: Bryan Forbes
Camp Attendant: Andre Charisse
Game Warden: Howard Greene
Gendarme: John Herrington
The Doctor: Jack Melford
The Psycho-Analyst: Victor Baring
Taxi Driver: Victor Beaumont
Gendarme: Tutte Lemkow
Kazak Dancer: Hurtado de CÃ³rdoba
Flamenco Dancers & Guitarist: Fred Hugh
Balding Customer: Rose Hill
Soprano: Tahitian Dance Group
Tahitian Dance Group: Lewis Alexander
Amused Pedestrian: Maurice Bush
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Tony Castleton
Nudist Band Member: Pauline Chamberlain
Woman looking in Maria Gamhrelli's Car: Mike Conner
Spanish Restaurant Patron: Dan Cressey
Kazak Restaurant Patron / Recital Patron (uncredited): Dan Darnelli
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Fred Davis
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Joe Dunne
Gendarme: Mabel Etherington
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Peter Evans
Coroner: Joyce Everson
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Walter Henry
Kazak Restaurant Patron: George Holdcroft
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Lindsay Hooper
French Police Inspector: John Howard
Hawaian Restaurant Patron: Jack Lambert
Man: Aileen Lewis
Recital Attendee: Leonard Llewellyn
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Nosher Powell
Man: Charles Price
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Pat Ryan
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Peggy Scott Sanders
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Arnold Schulkes
Nudist: Jeff Silk
Kazak Restaurant Patron: William F. Sully
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Pat Symons
Recital Patron: John Tatham
Kazak Restaurant Patron: Maisie Trent
Amused Pedestrian: Pearl Walters
Amused Pedestrian / Flamenco Audience (uncredited): John Wilder
Kazak Restaurant Patron

Produced by

Blake Edwards
producer: Cecil F. Ford
associate producer: Walter Mirisch
executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

Henry Mancini

Cinematography by

Christopher Challis
director of photography

Editing by

Bert Bates
: Ralph E. Winters

Production Design by

Michael Stringer

Costume Design by

Margaret Furse

Production Management

Denis Johnson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Derek Cracknell
assistant director: Cliff Castle
third assistant director (uncredited): Terence Churcher
second assistant director (uncredited): Brian W. Cook
third assistant director (uncredited): Denis Johnson Jr.
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Terry Ackland-Snow
draughtsman (uncredited): Charles Bishop
draughtsman (uncredited): Norman Dorme
assistant art director (uncredited): Denise Exshaw
draughtsman (uncredited): Mickey Pugh
dressing props (uncredited): Tony Rimmington
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Bramall
sound recordist: Bill Cook
boom operator: Teddy Mason
sound editor: J.B. Smith
sound recordist: Timothy Gee
assistant sound editor (uncredited): Geoffrey Kidd
boom operator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Austin Dempster
camera operator: Mike Drew
clapper loader (uncredited): Dennis Fraser
grip (uncredited): Norman Gryspeerdt
still photographer (uncredited): John Jordan
focus puller (uncredited): Skeets Kelly
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department

David H. DePatie
animation producer (uncredited): George Dunning
animation director (uncredited): Friz Freleng
animation producer (uncredited): Bob Matz
animator: main titles (uncredited): Norm McCabe
animator: main titles (uncredited): Tom O'Loughlin
background artist (uncredited): Dick Ung
layout artist (uncredited): Don Williams
animator: main titles (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Peter Elliott
first assistant editor (uncredited): Martyn K.E. Green
second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Henry Mancini
conductor: Douglas Gamley
orchestrator (uncredited): Henry Mancini
orchestrator (uncredited): Richard Nash
musician: trombone soloist (uncredited): Eric Tomlinson
music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Connie Willis
continuity

Transportation Department

Eddie Frewin
transportation chief (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Leland Hayward
stage producer: Geoff Freeman
unit publicist (uncredited): Maurice Landsberger
assistant production accountant (uncredited): Golda Offenheim
production secretary (uncredited)