A Shot in the Dark
1964 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 32,229 VOTES · DIR. Blake Edwards
Overview
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,073 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:24 ' Why must we meet
00:08:35 I was just about to call you. I'm on my way.
00:12:01 M Ballon said you were guarding someone.
00:15:24 - Buttons? - The buttons on my dress.
00:18:18 He fell out of the window!
00:22:47 Cause of death - four bullets in the chest. Fact.
00:27:35 It isn't? No, no, no, of course it isn't. No.
00:30:38 It seems that you have known this Miguel Ostos for quite some time.
00:33:22 Goodbye.
00:37:43 Behind them lies the whole fabric of deductive truth.
00:41:33 - That's what we call a bridge. - Ah, the bridge cue, yes.
00:45:09 I appear to have grazed your billiard table.
00:50:56 to the entrance to Camp Sunshine.
00:56:18 Oh!
01:01:45 But that is not fair. I was only doing my duty.
01:05:14 Argh!
01:08:32 and you better find a good analyst.
01:17:35 Jacques?
01:21:13 (clock chimes)
01:24:13 - Yes. - Four.
01:27:24 Yes, that is exactly what l mean, and don't dare call me here again.
01:31:06 Listen, you, you daydreaming fool. What are you doing there?
01:34:13 No, because you knew he was carrying on with Madame.
07:47:02 - All right.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,073
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line07:47:02
Production Record
DirectorBlake Edwards
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,368,234
IMDb votes32,229