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Inspector Clouseau is a 1968 United Artists feature film, the third in the popular Pink Panther movie series. It was directed by Bud Yorkin, written by Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman and starred Alan Arkin, who replaced Peter Sellers, who had declined to return for the lead role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

The film was the last to feature Clouseau until 1975's The Return of the Pink Panther
. Costume design and elements of Arkin's performance were retained when Sellers took back the role for "Return".

Frank Waldman and Tom Waldman also make their debut writing the series. Frank Waldman would co-write The Return of the Pink Panther, The Pink Panther Strikes Again
, Revenge of the Pink Panther
, and Trail of the Pink Panther
. Tom Waldman would co-write "Trail" with Frank.

Apart from the 2006 film, Inspector Clouseau is the only entry in the series that does not feature Sellers in some way and is not directed by Blake Edwards. This is supposedly because during production of "A Shot in the Dark" in 1964, Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers got along so poorly that they both swore never to work together again.

Mirisch wanted to do this movie, so when Mirisch approached them about doing this in 1968, they both declined and Mirisch decided to proceed without them.

Obviously they later realized what a mistake they had made and eventually they convinced Edwards and Sellers to reunite in 1975 for Return of the Pink Panther.

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