Other mistake: Subtitle (English) appears to be incorrect: "He is setting the scions of criminal investigations back 1000 years" should be "He is setting the science of criminal investigations back 1000 years." "Scions" is a description of the branches of a tree. (01:11:00)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
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Directed by: Blake Edwards
Starring: Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, George Sanders, Elke Sommer
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9.1/10. A pretty good sequel that ensured the character of Inspector Closeau would come back. I'd rank it as the third best in the franchise behind The Return Of The Pink Panther then The Pink Panther Strikes Again then this movie then Revenge Of The Pink Panther. Peter Sellers is brilliant here in the role as he'd continue to be in future installments.
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Dreyfus: Give me ten men like Clouseau and I could destroy the world.
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Answer: In this particular film, he's referred to solely as "Commissioner" and is then Chief Inspector in every subsequent Pink Panther film in which he appears (up until "Son of the Pink Panther" [1993], Herbert Lom's last appearance in the role, when he is again Commissioner). If you're after a reason, there likely isn't an official one, though perhaps Dreyfus's murder spree and mental breakdown in this film led to his demotion.