The Pink Panther
/ðə ˌpɪŋk ˈpænθə(r)/
/ðə ˌpɪŋk ˈpænθər/
- a comedy film (1963) directed by Blake Edwards in which Peter Sellers first played the ridiculous French Inspector Clouseau. The Pink Panther is the name of a valuable diamond. There were several later films about Clouseau and the Panther. There was also a series of television Pink Panther cartoon films in which the main character is a pink panther (= large member of the cat family).