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.
A Shot in the Dark has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 06 Aug 2002
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By Bosley Crowther (448) for The New York Times (9,847) on 24 Mar 2005
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A Shot in the Dark was released in 1964 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 380 reviews, giving A Shot in the Dark (1964) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with A Shot in the Dark than critics were.
With a score of 75%, A Shot in the Dark is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1964, which stands at 60%.
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