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
00:08:32 Ah. Yes, my darling.
00:11:21 - I would be delighted. - This way, sir.
00:14:58 Yes, monsieur.
00:18:00 Goodness, it's a bit stuffy in here.
00:22:18 (mutters)
00:25:44 That's another good question, and for that l have no answer.
00:29:49 Your dossier.
00:32:44 It was a lie. I admit that. But only out of kindness.
00:36:56 Hey!
00:40:16 I suggest that Macbeth would be more appropriate.
00:43:53 My wife was at a dinner party.
00:49:10 (bird squawks)
00:53:12 I am on official business, looking for someone at the recreation area.
00:59:13 I will take us to my apartment and somehow l will try to get us inside.
01:03:25 unless he was protecting someone.
01:06:34 I am back on the case. Right, release Maria Gambrelli at once
01:14:56 (audience stops clapping and laughs)
01:18:38 Hurry, yes.
01:22:23 and he is so jealous he will kill rather than lose her.
01:24:57 - Look here. Take my watch. - What about you?
01:29:14 He tore her dress off. He protested violently.
01:31:50 - How do you know it was a man? - Because we found his fingerprints.
01:34:42 My wife expected to find me with Maria and shot Miguel by accident.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,073
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:34:42
Production Record
DirectorBlake Edwards
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,368,234
IMDb votes32,229