Film Dope


Inspector Clouseau

Bud Yorkin
Director
The Mirisch Company
Production Company
United Artists
Studio

Scotland Yard is baffled by a series of high profile bank robberies and calls in outside help in the form of Inspector Clouseau, much to their undying regret (and also the audience's as well).

Sadly unfunny comedy in which film staggers from one scene to the next without purpose, except perhaps to waste a cast full of familiar British faces and some exceptionally lovely ladies. Arkin is badly miscast as Clouseau, and instead of coming off as bumbling merely seems obnoxious. Perks up quite a bit when the actual heist goes down, but that's only after an hour of meandering, unfunny scenes that show all the signs of an editor desperately trying to salvage something from the hands of an untalented director.

I first screencapped this film from a terrible cropped 360p copy in May of 2012. This redo is from a 1080p copy in proper format. It doesn't make the film any better, though. Arkin's aggressively obnoxious approach to the character sinks it. Probably the biggest accomplishment of the film is the transformation of Billingsgate Fish Market into Le Havre, which is certainly more successful than any of the purported 'comedy' going on.

-Dave W.

Many thanks to Gerald Lovell, Crosby and Aitch for helping identify so many uncredited roles!

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1st February 1968
Cinema



96 mins
2.35:1


19th July 1968
Cinema


96 mins
2.35:1

Alan Arkin
Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Frank Finlay
Superintendent Weaver
Barry Foster
Addison Steele
Patrick Cargill
Commissioner Sir Charles Braithwaite
Beryl Reid
Mrs Weaver
Clive Francis
Clyde Hargreaves
Delia Boccardo
Lisa Morell
Richard Pearson
Shockley
Michael Ripper
Stevie Frey
Susan Engel
Policewoman Carmichael
Wallas Eaton
Hoeffler
Tutte Lemkow
'Frenchy' LeBec
Katya Wyeth
Meg
(as Kathja Wyeth)
Tracey Crisp
Julie
John Bindon
'Bull' Parker
Geoffrey Bayldon
Gutch
David Bauer
Préfet de Police Geffrion
Robert Russell
Stockton
Anthony Ainley
'Bomber' LeBec
George Pravda
Wulf
Eric Pohlmann
Bergesch
Philip Johns
Policeman Guarding 10 Downing Street
Cecil Paul
10 Downing Street Butler
Ken Campbell
Reporter
Alan Mitchell
Reporter
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown
Reporter
Donald Tandy
Photographer
Hein Viljoen
Photographer
Unknown
Photographer
Unknown 9498
Photographer
Lee Fenton
Photographer
Unknown 9498
Photographer
Unknown 9498
Policeman
Unknown
Stewardess
Unknown
Stewardess
Unknown 9498
Runway Attendant
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 1
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 2
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 3
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 4
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 5
Unknown 9498
Debarking Passenger 6
Alan Gibbs
Gatwick Airport Extra
Harold Coyne
Gatwick Airport Extra
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 1
Unknown Female 111
Gatwick Airport Extra 2
Maisie Trent
Gatwick Airport Extra 3
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 4
(Alan Chuntz?)
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 5
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 6
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 7
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 8
Bill Felton
Gatwick Airport Extra 9
Royston Farrell
Gatwick Airport Extra
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 12
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 13
Tony Snell
Gatwick Airport Extra
Pat Halpin
Gatwick Airport Extra
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 15
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Airport Extra 16
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 1
Andrew Andreas
Gatwick Customs Queue 2
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 3
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 4
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 6
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 7
Paul Dawkins
Customs Officer
Unknown
Customs Officer
Unknown
Customs Officer
Unknown
Customs Officer
Bunny Seaman
Gatwick Customs Queue 8
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 9
Juba Kennerley
Gatwick Customs Queue
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 10
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 11
Unknown 9498
Gatwick Customs Queue 12
Gerry Judge
Gatwick Customs Queue
Prince Philip
Himself
(Photo on Braithwaite's Desk)
Unknown 9498
Police Driver
Unknown 9498
Prison Guard
(Arthur Mullard?)
Alan Bennett
Prison Guard
Eddie Dillon
Prisoner
Unknown
Prison Guard
Unknown
Prison Guard
Unknown 9498
Cab Driver
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 1
Jack Carter
Edinburgh Festival Extra 2
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 3
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 4
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 5
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 6
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 7
Alan Beaton
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 8
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 9
Rita Tobin-Weske
Edinburgh Festival Extra 9a
Jack Dearlove
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Fred Real
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 10
Philip Stewart
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Caber Tosser
Unknown 9498
Caber Tosser
Unknown 9498
Caber Tosser
(Greg Powell?)
Unknown 9498
Caber Tosser
Tony Douglas
Caber Tosser
Harold Sanderson
Caber Tosser
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 11
Charlie Price
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 12
June West
Edinburgh Festival Extra 13
Unknown Male 319
Edinburgh Festival Extra 14
Mike Reid
Edinburgh Festival Extra 15
Donna Reading
Edinburgh Festival Barmaid
Steve Pokol
Edinburgh Festival Extra 16
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 17
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 18
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 19
Ann Barrass
Edinburgh Festival Extra 20
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 21
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Colin McKenzie
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown Female 48
Edinburgh Festival Extra 22
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 23
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 24
Mike Jarvis
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Eric Kent
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Eddie Davis
Edinburgh Festival Extra 25
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 26
Jack Ross
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Aileen Lewis
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Alex Lewis
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown Male 330
Edinburgh Festival Extra
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 28
Unknown Female 47
Edinburgh Festival Extra 29
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 30
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 31
(Sadie Slade?)
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 32
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 33
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 34
Unknown 9498
Edinburgh Festival Extra 35
Pat Lewis
Edinburgh Festival Extra 36
Ron Gregory
Policeman Collecting Clouseau
Unknown 9498
Gang Driver
Pat Hagan
Club Member
Unknown 9498
Club Member
Unknown Male 46
Club Member
Unknown 9498
Club Member
(UM119?)
John More
Club Member
Richard Nellor
Club Member
Jack Armstrong
Club Member
Ernest Blyth
Club Member
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Chef
Richard Nellor
Restaurant Patron
Muriel Greenslade
Restaurant Patron
Ernest Blyth
Restaurant Patron
Norton Clarke
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Victor Chapman
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Leon Lissek
Taxi Driver
Bill Risley
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Harry Fielder
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Unknown Female 22
Restaurant Patron
Tony Mendleson
Restaurant Patron
Jim Tyson
Restaurant Chef
Mary Fielder
Restaurant Patron
Harold Coyne
Restaurant Patron
Unknown 9498
Restaurant Patron
Jack Armstrong
Servant Outside Restaurant
Mary Waugh
Servant Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Kitchen Staff Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Kitchen Staff Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Kitchen Staff Outside Restaurant
Bill Hibbert
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Jim Brady
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Jack Arrow
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Charles Rayford
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Harold Sanderson
Bystander Outside Restaurant
George Holdcroft
Chef Outside Restaurant
Eric Wetherell
Bystander Outside Restaurant 1
Unknown 9498
Policeman Outside Restaurant 2
Alastair Dick
Bystander Outside Restaurant 3
Lee Fenton
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Unknown Male 330
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Bystander Outside Restaurant 4
Unknown 9498
Bystander Outside Restaurant 5
Eric Wetherell
Bystander Outside Restaurant 5
Jack Armstrong
A Different Bystander Outside Restaurant
Fred Machon
Bystander Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Bystander Outside Restaurant 6
(Alicia Armstrong?)
Unknown 9498
Policeman
Unknown 9498
Bystander Outside Restaurant 7
Unknown Female 63
Bystander Outside Restaurant 8
Royston Farrell
Policeman Outside Restaurant
Unknown 9498
Bomb Disposal Unit Soldier
Lou Morgan
Bomb Disposal Unit Soldier
Roy Beck
Bomb Disposal Unit Sergeant
Hugh Elton
Bomb Disposal Unit Lieutenant
Unknown 9498
Bomb Disposal Unit Soldier
Sonnie Willis
Bomb Disposal Unit Captain
Arthur Lovegrove
Tudor Arms Innkeeper
Manny Michael
Tudor Arms Guest
Unknown 9498
Tudor Arms Guest
Johnny Rossi
Le Havre Passerby
Unknown 9498
Pallbearer
Jim Brady
Pallbearer
Unknown 9498
Pallbearer
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 1
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 2
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 3
Frank Schock
Le Havre Extra 4
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 5
Unknown
Man Selling Motorcycle
Jack Sharp
Le Havre Extra
John Smart
Le Havre Extra
Josie Grant
Le Havre Extra
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 6
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 7
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 8
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 9
Unknown 9498
Man Pushing Pram
Unknown 9498
Man Pushing Handcart
Will Stampe
Fishmonger
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 10
(Sheila Aza?)
Unknown
Traffic Gendarme
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 1
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 2
Margaret Thistleton
Schoolgirl
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 4
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 5
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 6
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 7
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 8
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 9
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 10
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 11
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 12
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 13
Tina Topham
Schoolgirl
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 16
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 17
Unknown 9498
Schoolgirl 18
Charles Rayford
Balloon Seller
Suzanne Fleuret
Le Havre Extra 11
Gloria McGuire
Le Havre Extra 12
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 13
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 14
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 15
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 16
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 17
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 18
Unknown 9498
Le Havre Extra 19
Josie Grant
Le Havre Extra 20
Thor Pierres
Ambulance Attendant
Unknown 9498
Ambulance Driver
John Serret
Priest at Funeral
Unknown Male 27
Old Man at Funeral
Elaine Mileham
Funeral Mourner
Hilda Green
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Frank Barry
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Leonard Brockwell
Mourner Knocked Into Grave
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Unknown Female 38
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Alf Casha
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Aldwyn Davies
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Funeral Mourner
Unknown 9498
Gendarme in Prefet's Office
David Healy
Actor in TV Western
Unknown 9498
Actor in TV Western
Unknown 9498
Actor in TV Western
Ken Jones
Man Watching TV
Unknown 9498
Gang Member
Jim Bolton
Gang Member
Mickey Varey
Gang Member
Maxwell Craig
Gang Member
Maurice Bush
Gang Member
Reg Prince
Gang Member
Mike Jarvis
Gang Member
Unknown 9498
Gendarme
Unknown Male 125
Gendarme
Unknown
Gendarme Typing Report
Unknown 9498
Gendarme Coshed by Clouseau
Craig Booth
David, Little Boy on Train
Julie Croft
Nicole, Little Girl on Train
Marjie Lawrence
Peggy, Mother on Train
Victor Chapman
Waiter on Train
Unknown 9498
Train Passenger
Unknown 9498
Train Passenger
Unknown
Swiss Policeman at Station
Unknown
Thug at Train Station
Richard Atherton
Swiss Banker
John Smart
Swiss Banker
Gábor Baraker
Swiss Banker
Victor Coventry
Swiss Banker
Peter Evans
Swiss Banker
Frank Draycott
Swiss Banker
Barbara Dana
Nun
Unknown
Man at Phone Booth
Robert Gillespie
Bank of Zurich Concierge
Unknown
Heist Van Driver
Unknown
Heist Van Driver
Unknown
Bank of Zurich Concierge
Unknown
Bank of Zurich Teller
Tony Castleton
News Vendor
Edwin Brown
Beckman, Bank Guard
Maurice Connor
Swiss Bank Guard
Peter Hannon
Swiss Bank Guard
Unknown 9498
Swiss Bank Guard
Unknown 9498
Swiss Bank Employee
Unknown 9498
Swiss Bank Employee
Unknown 9498
Swiss Bank Employee
Unknown 9498
Swiss TV Reporter
(not Grahame Mallard, I think)
Unknown
Lindt Factory Guard
Unknown
Man Robbing Candy Store
Unknown
Japanese Woman
(Yee Wah Yang?)
Unknown
Japanese Man
Unknown 9498
Nurse
Unknown 9498
Nurse
Unknown 9498
Surgeon
Unknown 9498
Patient
(Harold Coyne?)
Michael Stringer
Prime Minister Harold Wilson
(Production Designer cameo)
James Ure
Passerby on Street
Unknown
Helmsman
Unknown 9498
Thug on Boat
Tony Allen
Thug on Boat
Unknown 9498
Glen Arran Officer
Unknown Female 48
Airline Passenger
Philip Stewart
Airliner Passenger
Sheila
Herself
(on cover of Marie France, May 1967)
Martin Beere
Reporter
Frances Alger
Young Girl
Lesley Beagley
Young Girl
Sonia Ferrier
Young Girl
Jane Hayward
Young Girl
Lucinda Jackson
Young Girl
June Liversedge
Young Girl
Susan Payne
Young Girl
Beverley Simons
Young Girl
Rachel Younger
Young Girl
Barry King
Young Boy
Edmund O'Dwyer
Young Boy
Muguette De Braie
Undetermined Role
Richard Howard
Undetermined Role
Vickers VC10
BUA Airliner
Bristol Brittania
BUA Airliner
Luzern
Gang's Freighter
Chinese Girl
Painting in Weavers' House
Houses of Parliament
Houses of Parliament