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 plays an elegant caper in a ski-resort setting against an inspector who stumbles from one mishap to the next with total seriousness. The tone is light and stylish, with a jazzy score and well-timed slapstick that takes its time. Peter Sellers plays Clouseau completely deadpan, and that is where the humor comes from.
Good for you if you like slapstick with style and laugh at characters who never give up their own dignity.
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