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- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsFrankie LaineKeefe BrasselleConstance TowersNancy Willows (Constance Towers), pretty blonde high school teacher, writes song lyrics which spark the careers of struggling young pianist-composer Martin Adams (Keefe Brasselle) and would-be singer Jerry Dennis (Frankie Laine). After Nancy and Martin fall in love but quarrel over her old flame, David Parker (William Leslie), Nancy returns to her teaching job. Jerry reunites Nancy and Martin and, in turn, succumbs to the charms of his new secretary, Marge Stevenson (Lucy Marlow).
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsFrankie LaineLucy MarlowAnthony DexterSpunky showgirl Rosemary Lebeau inherits a nightclub empire, but then must fend off the phony affections of gold-digging men. Though Rosemary is engaged to cop Jimmy Murphy, Max Lassiter, a sneaky gangster, aggressively vies for her hand and wealth. Rosemary refuses his advances and tries to manage her new businesses, but Max won't take no for an answer and, with the help of his cronies, he abducts her and runs off, with Jimmy in hot pursuit.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsTony CurtisMartha HyerCharles BickfordA street-smart young man from the Chicago slums dreams of cajoling with the rich and powerful, no matter the cost.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDebbie ReynoldsCurd JürgensJohn SaxonOn a stormy night, young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss and take her to the train station. After her rescuer suggests that she stop at his place to get out of her wet clothes, she dashes from his car. The door she knocks on for help is the home of a retired actor and there she spends the rest of the night. He makes no passes and next morning she discovers the young man who drove her from party is his next door neighbor. The two men compete for her affections. Older man's zany live-in housekeeper and a seagull she has rescued provide comic relief.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsTony CurtisJanet LeighKeenan WynnArmy psychologist Lt. Vicki Loren oversees Corporal Paul Hodges when he is sent to Paris with young movie star Sandra Roca as a vicarious rest cure for all 103 of his sex-starved colleagues, who are building a radio base in the Arctic.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCary GrantTony CurtisJoan O'BrienDuring World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.Operation Petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsBing CrosbyFabianTuesday WeldWidower Harvey Howard enrolls in college at 51, insists on dorm life despite family disapproval. Over years, he participates in student life, develops feelings for Professor Gautier but hesitates to remarry.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia NealA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.It contains some ugly anachronisms, but Blake Edwards is at his funniest in this iconic classic, and Audrey Hepburn absolutely lights up the screen.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsGlenn FordLee RemickStefanie PowersA man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.After Carpenter and De Palma, it may seem a little dated; yet Edwards' classical feel for pure cinema remains unalloyed.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJack LemmonLee RemickCharles BickfordAn alcoholic marries a young woman and systematically addicts her to booze so that they can share his "passion" together.Grim, strong drama about alcoholism with Lemmon and Remick's stellar work.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDavid NivenPeter SellersRobert WagnerThe 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".The whole ensemble is played like a Stradivarius
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersElke SommerGeorge SandersBumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau falls in love with murder suspect Maria Gambrelli and tries to clear her name.A Shot in the Dark is often regarded as the best of the Pink Panther sequels, and Peter Sellers gives a top-notch performance that makes slapstick buffoonery memorable.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsTony CurtisNatalie WoodJack LemmonIn the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step of it.Lemmon plays it dirty throughout and for huge effect. Curtis underplays for equally comic effect. Wood comes through on a par with the two male stars.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJames CoburnDick ShawnSergio FantoniIn World War II, a strategic Italian village agrees to surrender to the Allies only if it's allowed to organize a celebratory festival while giving aerial reconnaissance the false impression of fierce ground fighting.Tasteless shambles of a comedy.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCraig StevensLaura DevonEdward AsnerWhen crime boss Scarlotti is murdered, PI Peter Gunn is distraught and angry. Scarlotti saved his life once. Nick Fusco, the new kingpin, is the prime suspect for the murder but it's going to be a struggle for Gunn to investigate him.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersClaudine LongetNatalia BorisovaA clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.The film makes a strong argument for the liberating joys of disorder.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsRock HudsonJeremy KempSet during World War I, this movie is a cute spin on the Mata Hari legend.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsWilliam HoldenRyan O'NealKarl MaldenTired of cow-punching for a living, two Montana cowboys rob a bank and flee but their employer's sons chase after them.Never kicks in as anything more than a fashionable mood piece.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJames CoburnJennifer O'NeillPat HingleAt a Boston hospital, a new surgeon, Dr. Carey, becomes an amateur sleuth to help clear a colleague's name who's been accused of botching an illegal abortion that killed a 15 year old girl; the daughter of the chief surgeon.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsOmar SharifAnthony QuayleDuring a Caribbean vacation, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian Agent.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersChristopher PlummerCatherine SchellInspector Jacques Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue.As comedy committed to nothing more argumentative and less indispensable than grace, professionalism, and good fun, the film is certainly welcome.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersHerbert LomLesley-Anne DownAfter escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.The zaniest of the Panther movies.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersHerbert LomBurt KwoukTo 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.What fun it would be to see all those involved - including perhaps the durable Clouseau character - try something from scratch.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsDudley MooreBo DerekJulie AndrewsA Hollywood composer endures a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a newly married woman honeymooning at a Mexican resort."10" is not only one of the best films Blake Edwards has ever made, but was something of a turning point in his career.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsWilliam HoldenMarisa BerensonA successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.A sustained blast of unbridled vitriol from writer-director Blake Edwards, S.O.B. is one of the blackest -- and most consistently funny -- Hollywood satires ever put to film.