This film stands apart from the others in the series. Apart from the first film it is the only other one to involve the Pink Panther jewel and the phantom. The story is stronger and sharper. Peter Sellers does not dominate every scene. Mancini's score is a excellent and evokes the various country's locations well, much like John Barry's for James Bond.
Christopher Plummer plays Sir Charles better than Niven for me and Catherine Schell is excellent as Lady Litton.
Many love Peter Sellers slapstick, however I don't. He was brilliant in the Goon show on the radio, where your imagination could run riot. But I've never been a fan of his on film.
Most will be aware that Sellers and Niven appeared together in the spoof Bond film Casino Royale. But I see more Bond links here.
Nadim Sawalha went on from this film to The Spy Who Loved Me, where he played a very similar character, and then The Living Daylights.
The desert ruins scenes in the 2 films are very similar stylistically, as is the nightclub scene with one in The Man with the Golden Gun, and the car chase early on is reflected in For Your Eyes Only.
Not sure who was parodying who there. The case is unsolv-ed.
For some utterly boring contractual reason this film got sidelined from the others and so has had less publicity. However, I wonder if that 'contractual reason' was actually the making of this film.
Christopher Plummer plays Sir Charles better than Niven for me and Catherine Schell is excellent as Lady Litton.
Many love Peter Sellers slapstick, however I don't. He was brilliant in the Goon show on the radio, where your imagination could run riot. But I've never been a fan of his on film.
Most will be aware that Sellers and Niven appeared together in the spoof Bond film Casino Royale. But I see more Bond links here.
Nadim Sawalha went on from this film to The Spy Who Loved Me, where he played a very similar character, and then The Living Daylights.
The desert ruins scenes in the 2 films are very similar stylistically, as is the nightclub scene with one in The Man with the Golden Gun, and the car chase early on is reflected in For Your Eyes Only.
Not sure who was parodying who there. The case is unsolv-ed.
For some utterly boring contractual reason this film got sidelined from the others and so has had less publicity. However, I wonder if that 'contractual reason' was actually the making of this film.