A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
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A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) is a 1964 comedy-mystery and the second film in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) Context triple: [Vincent Winter, workedOn, A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)]
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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B.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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C.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
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D.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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E.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) Target entity description: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) is a 1964 comedy-mystery and the second film in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
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A.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir crime drama notable for its exploration of racial tension and its starring role by Harry Belafonte.
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B.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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C.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
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D.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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E.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | L’Idiote (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Marcel Achard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Commissioner Charles Dreyfus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inspector Jacques Clouseau NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Gambrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Christopher Challis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph E. Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Inspector Jacques Clouseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Inspector Clouseau (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | The Pink Panther (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime comedy ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasThemeMusicBy | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major role for Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus
ⓘ
second film appearance of Inspector Clouseau as main character ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Pink Panther film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | investigation of a murder in a wealthy Parisian household ⓘ |
| portrays | Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau ⓘ |
| producer | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mirisch Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-06-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Blake Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Peter Blatty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| setIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Elke Sommer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Sellers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracy Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | A Shot in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) Description of subject: A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) is a 1964 comedy-mystery and the second film in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
Referenced by (3)
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