Inspector Clouseau The famously inept but accidentally brilliant Inspector Clouseau returns to help foil a group of daring robbers in this comedy, the only film in the long-running series not to feature Peter Sellers as the bumbling inspector. Instead, the talented Alan Arkin assumes the role, blundering his way through the expected series of absurd, slapstick situations. The plot centers on a series of Swiss bank robberies under investigation by an uptight Scotland Yard inspector (Patrick Cargill), who naturally becomes infuriated by Clouseaus unwelcome intervention. Meanwhile, the robbers decide to confuse matters by wearing Clouseau masks, offering further opportunities for farcical mistaken identities. Due to the absence of both Sellers and director Blake Edwards, Inspector Clouseau has largely been forgotten in comparison to the other Pink Panther films, though it maintains some interest as a curious aberration in the popular comic series. Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide Cast Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo, Patrick Cargill, Beryl Reid, Barry Foster, Clive Francis, Anthony Ainley, David Bauer, Geoffrey Bayldon, John Bindon, Tracey Crisp, Barbara Dana, Wallas Eaton, Susan Engel, Marjorie Lawrence, Arthur Lovegrove, Richard Pearson, Eric Pohlmann, George Pravda, Michael Ripper, Will Stampe, Katya Wyeth, Tutte Lemkow, Robert Russell Directors Bud Yorkin Studio MGM Format DVD