Shot in the Dark, A
Date: 1964
Director: Blake Edwards
Production Company: The Mirisch Corporation
Stars: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Location(s): Bedfordshire, Paris (France)
Region(s): France, South East R-Z
Storyline:
As murder follows murder, a beautiful woman is the obvious suspect but the bumbling Inspector Clouseau drives his boss insane by seeing her as innocent.
Additional Information:
Screen captures uploaded by Phil Wilkinson.
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- Capture 1
- 24 Apr 2017
The country home of Benjamin Ballon and scene of much of the action. The only British location which IMDb identifies as Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, Bedfordshire. The location can also be found in 'Quills', 'Never Say Never Again', 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Portrait of Clare'.
Nick Knight confirms the location and even found the correct tree, but is honest enough to say that there are not many to choose from! (RL)
- Capture 2
- 04 Nov 2018
A panorama of Paris with the Eiffel Tower faintly visible in the centre background. All of the locations in Paris and the surrounding area appear to have been filmed by a second unit and this is just outside Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre advises Paul Giverin.
Paul provides this clearer view of the Eiffel Tower.
- Capture 3
- 'Now' required
Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) stands in disguise as a balloon seller as Ballon's maid, Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer), leaves the prison. Frank Hustace advises that this set is based on the entrance to Les prisons de la Roquette on Rue de la Roquette in the 11th arrondissement of Paris and sends this link http://breves-histoire.fr/vestige-prison-petite-roquette/
- Capture 4
- 01 Mar 2024
A police van takes Clouseau away after he is arrested for not having a licence to sell balloons. This Parisienne location is identified by Paul Giverin as the junction of Rue Lamarck and Rue Caulaincourt in Montmartre which is seen several times from differing angles.
Nathan Sears faced west at the junction for this comparison.
- Capture 5
- 01 Mar 2024
The camera pans with the van as it continues on it's way. Another view of the the junction of Rue Lamarck and Rue Caulaincourt located by Paul Giverin.
Swinging around, Nathan Sears looked westward.
- Capture 6
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Jacques Clouseau and Hercule LaJoy (Graham Stark). Most likely another studio set.
- Capture 7
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A naked Clouseau and Maria drive through the countryside after he collects her from a nudist camp.
- Capture 8
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The mini enters Paris . . . Paul Giverin found Boulevard des Maréchaux which is confirmed by Daniela Bianchi.
- Capture 9
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Panning from the previous image, Clouseau's car enters an underpass . . . . After a search of Paris's tunnels, quite a few in her words, Daniela suggests Boulevard des Maréchaux which is confirmed by Paul Giverin.
- Capture 10
- 26 Mar 2021
Panic starts to rise when the pair get stopped at traffic signals. Following two years of research during which he has compared the position of over 300 metro station entrances, Paul Giverin has identified this as the junction of Boulevard de la Villette, Boulevard de Belleville, Rue de Faubourg du Temple and Rue de Belleville at the meeting of the 10th, 11th, 19th and 20th arrondissements in Paris.
Paul provides this view of the intersection as proof of the previously unidentified location. Image copyright Google.
- Capture 11
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Traffic congestion sees Clouseau and Maria arrested when they are found to be naked. Possibly a studio set. Certainly a studio set, see http://avengerland.theavengers.tv/studios/mgmblot.htm (RL)
- Capture 12
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The shadow of Clouseau's commanding officer, Commissioner Charles Dreyfus, is seen watching as the two arrive at Café Ole. Or is it Kato? Either way this looks like another set.