Peter Sellers- 20 Classics
by Harry-Hood | created - 09 Jun 2012 | updated - 09 Jun 2012 | PublicIf you want to see every Peter Sellers movie, here are some over-looked roles, plus the classics that every film fan must check out.
Top 5 are the essentials, then some over-looked gems and lastly, others of interest.
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1. The Party (1968)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Natalia Borisova, Jean Carson
Votes: 43,697
2. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 517,729 | Gross: $0.28M
3. The Pink Panther (1963)
Approved | 115 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther".
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner, Capucine
Votes: 56,623 | Gross: $10.88M
4. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Inspector Clouseau falls in love with a murder suspect and tries to clear her name.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Herbert Lom
Votes: 30,914 | Gross: $12.37M
The 2nd (and personal favorite) "Pink Panther" film with Sellers.
5. Being There (1979)
PG | 130 min | Comedy, Drama
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden
Votes: 77,613 | Gross: $30.18M
6. After the Fox (1966)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime
An Italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland, Martin Balsam
Votes: 4,766
7. The Optimists (1973)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young children befriend the old musician, brightening his otherwise colorless life.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: Peter Sellers, Donna Mullane, John Chaffey, David Daker
Votes: 563
8. The Blockhouse (1973)
R | 93 min | Drama, War
During D-day several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. They have plenty of food and water so they decide to wait for rescuers. And so they wait year, after year, after year.
Director: Clive Rees | Stars: Peter Sellers, Charles Aznavour, Jeremy Kemp, Per Oscarsson
Votes: 651
9. Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
A corrupt hospital administrator decides to get as much money as possible from the patients by any means necessary--by lying, cheating, or stealing.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Peter Sellers, Jo Ann Pflug, Rick Lenz, Harold Gould
Votes: 550
10. The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy
In order to save King Rudolph of Ruritania from assassins and murderous usurpers, the kingdom hires a look-a-like London cabby to impersonate the Monarch.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Peter Sellers, Lynne Frederick, Lionel Jeffries, Elke Sommer
Votes: 1,370 | Gross: $2.43M
11. Casino Royale (1967)
Approved | 131 min | Comedy
In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
Directors: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Richard Talmadge | Stars: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles
Votes: 32,472
12. What's New Pussycat (1965)
Approved | 108 min | Comedy
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Capucine
Votes: 11,059 | Gross: $18.82M
13. There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
In their sexual game, an egotistical and womanizing television host meets his match, Marion, who seeks to remain one step ahead of him.
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Tony Britton, Ruth Trouncer
Votes: 2,788 | Gross: $2.20M
14. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
G | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Inspector Jacques Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom
Votes: 29,611 | Gross: $41.83M
15. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk, Dyan Cannon
Votes: 23,242
The last good Pink Panther movie, with Sellers or anyone.
16. Undercovers Hero (1974)
R | 107 min | Comedy
In this comedy, set during the German occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts, so he stars in nearly every scene, always bumbling in inspector Clouseau-style. As ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Boulting | Stars: Peter Sellers, Lila Kedrova, Curd Jürgens, Béatrice Romand
Votes: 746
17. The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
When Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae is spilled by a hapless flunky, Fu Manchu sends his lackeys to round up supplies for a fresh batch of elixir, including a precious jewel, which prompts a team of agents to track him down.
Directors: Piers Haggard, Peter Sellers | Stars: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson, Sid Caesar
Votes: 2,388 | Gross: $10.70M
18. Hoffman (1970)
GP | 113 min | Drama
A businessman blackmails his attractive young secretary into spending a weekend with him. Though he's a creep throughout, he gradually emerges as a sympathetic character.
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: Peter Sellers, Sinéad Cusack, Jeremy Bulloch, Ruth Dunning
Votes: 1,764
19. The Millionairess (1960)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A millionairess and a doctor cannot marry until they meet conditions set up by their respective parents.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim, Vittorio De Sica
Votes: 2,005
20. A Day at the Beach (1970)
GP | 93 min | Drama
Bernie, a self-destructive alcoholic, is given watch over his niece Winnie. He tests the patience of the various people he knows and Winnie is often left on her own.
Director: Simon Hesera | Stars: Mark Burns, Beatie Edney, Fiona Lewis, Maurice Roëves
Votes: 363
Very interesting if unusual film for Sellers: dark and, well-- Roman Polanski's writing credit should be fair warning....
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