18 Movies Starring Peter Sellers

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-02-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (19615 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

A gang planning a 'job' find themselves living with a little old lady, who thinks they are musicians. When the gang set out to kill Mrs Wilberforce, they run into one problem after another, and they get what they deserve.

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1960-03-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2518 Reviews)

Director:

John Boulting

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Alan Hackney (novel)

Frank Harvey (screenplay)

John Boulting (screenplay)

Alan Hackney (with)

Fullplot:

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start from the bottom and work his way up, and also that the management as well as the trade union use him as a tool in their fight for power.

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-03-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

106 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (684 Reviews)

Director:

Sidney Gilliat

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Bryan Forbes (screenplay)

Kingsley Amis (novel)

Fullplot:

John Lewis is bored by his librarian's job and henpecked at home. Then Liz, wife of a local counciller, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (508 Reviews)

Director:

John Guillermin

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Anouilh (play)

Lucienne Hill (English translation)

Wolf Mankowitz

Fullplot:

This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed womanizer, Leo has infuriated his wife Emily, now a shrewish and hypochondriac woman, all the more bitter as she still loves him. The General has two plain-looking daughters he dislikes and an attractive French mistress, Ghislaine, with whom he has had a platonic affair for seventeen years. When Ghislaine resurfaces, determined to complete her love with him and to get rid of Emily, Leo is at a loss what to do...

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-01-29

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.5 (312300 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Genres:

ComedyWar

Cast:

Writer:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)

Terry Southern (screenplay)

Peter George (screenplay)

Peter George (based on the book: "Red Alert" by)

Fullplot:

Paranoid Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper of Burpelson Air Force Base, he believing that fluoridation of the American water supply is a Soviet plot to poison the U.S. populace, is able to deploy through a back door mechanism a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union without the knowledge of his superiors, including the Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Buck Turgidson, and President Merkin Muffley. Only Ripper knows the code to recall the B-52 bombers and he has shut down communication in and out of Burpelson as a measure to protect this attack. Ripper's executive officer, RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (on exchange from Britain), who is being held at Burpelson by Ripper, believes he knows the recall codes if he can only get a message to the outside world. Meanwhile at the Pentagon War Room, key persons including Muffley, Turgidson and nuclear scientist and adviser, a former Nazi named Dr. Strangelove, are discussing measures to stop the attack or mitigate its blow-up into an all out nuclear war with the Soviets. Against Turgidson's wishes, Muffley brings Soviet Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky into the War Room, and get his boss, Soviet Premier Dimitri Kisov, on the hot line to inform him of what's going on. The Americans in the War Room are dismayed to learn that the Soviets have a yet as unannounced Doomsday Device to detonate if any of their key targets are hit. As Ripper, Mandrake and those in the War Room try and work the situation to their end goal, Major T.J. "King" Kong, one of the B-52 bomber pilots, is working on his own agenda of deploying his bomb where ever he can on enemy soil if he can't make it to his intended target.

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-03-20

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (35575 Reviews)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Maurice Richlin (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for Switzerland, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-06-23

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (18283 Reviews)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Cast:

Writer:

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

William Peter Blatty (screenplay)

Harry Kurnitz (based upon the stage play by)

Marcel Achard (from the play by)

Fullplot:

When rich M. Ballon's spanish driver is found shot dead, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is the first official on the scene. All evidence suggests Maria Gambrelli, the maid, to be the murderer. But Clouseau, being attracted to the beautiful girl, is convinced that she is hiding something. So, he has her released from jail and tries to follow her secretly. Things do not work out the way the inspector wanted and people keep being murdered, and each time innocent Maria seems to be the killer. But with someone important wanting Clouseau and nobody else to cover this case, his tolerance-challenged boss Charles Dreyfuss is close to losing his mind when casualties keep turning up. And Clouseau keeps on causing trouble without knowing it...

The World of Henry Orient

The World of Henry Orient

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-06-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2354 Reviews)

Director:

George Roy Hill

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Nora Johnson (screenplay)

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

Nora Johnson (novel)

Fullplot:

Henry Orient is a madly egocentric and overly amorous avant-garde concert pianist who is hilariously pursued all around New York City by two 14-year-old fans. The girls, Val and Gil chase a harassed Henry all over the city, thwarting his afternoon liaisons with a married woman and leaving utter chaos behind them - until Val's sexually promiscuous mother appears on the scene to put a stop to the girls' shenanigans.

What's New Pussycat

What's New Pussycat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1965-06-22

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (7412 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Woody Allen (original screenplay)

Fullplot:

Michael James, a notorious womanizer, desperately wants to be faithful to his fiancèe Carole, but runs into serious problems since every woman he meets seems to fall in love with him. His psychoanalyst Dr. Fassbender can't help him either since he's busy courting one of his patients who in turn longs for Michael. A catastrophe appears on the horizon as all the characters check into the Chateau Chantelle hotel for the weekend not knowing of each other's presence.

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-04-28

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

131 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (20956 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay)

John Law (screenplay)

Michael Sayers (screenplay)

Ian Fleming (suggested by the novel "Casino Royale")

Fullplot:

After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1968-10-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2239 Reviews)

Director:

Hy Averback

Fullplot:

Peter Sellers stars as Harold Fine, a self-described square--a 35-year-old Los Angeles Lawyer who is not looking forward to middle age and his upcoming wedding. His life changes, however, when he falls in love with Nancy, a free-spirited, innocent, and beautiful young hippie. After Harold and his family enjoy some of her "groovy" brownies, he decides to "drop out" with her and become a hippie too. But can he return to his old life when he discovers that the hippie lifestyle is just a little too independent and irresponsible for his tastes?

Let It Be

Let It Be

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-05-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

81 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (3686 Reviews)

Fullplot:

A documentary showing both how The Beatles made music together, and how they split up. Hundreds of hours of raw footage was condensed into the final product. The rooftop performance ending the film remains a rock-n-roll archetype.

There's a Girl in My Soup

There's a Girl in My Soup

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-12-15

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (1546 Reviews)

Director:

Roy Boulting

Cast:

Writer:

Terence Frisby (screenplay)

Terence Frisby (play)

Peter Kortner (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

TV personality Robert Danvers, an exceedingly vain rotter, seduces young women daily, never staying long with one. He meets his match in Marion, an American, 19, who's available but refuses any romantic illusions. At first, her candor and cynicism put him off, but after he witnesses her breaking up with her rocker boyfriend, he's attracted to her and invites her on an idyllic two-week trip to France. Slowly, she pokes holes in his artifice and he comes to care for her. When they return to London, with the press thinking they're married, they come to a cross-roads: go back to their old lives, marry each other, or invent a new, open relationship. Is Robert up to it?

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-05-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (18310 Reviews)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Waldman (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Fullplot:

That famous jewel, The Pink Panther, has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources - himself and his oriental manservant - to reveal the true identity of 'The Phantom'.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-12-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (20769 Reviews)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Waldman (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Charles Dreyfus escapes from the mental asylum and tries to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. He doesn't succeed at first, so he takes on another strategy, namely to build a Doomsday machine and demand that someone else kills Jacques Clouseau, or Dreyfus will use the machine to wipe out whole cities and even whole countries... With about 22 assassins from all over the globe on his tail, Clouseau decides to find Dreyfus alone and put him back in the mental asylum.

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-07-19

Languages:

English, Latin

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (14711 Reviews)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Waldman (screenplay)

Ron Clark (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (screenplay)

Blake Edwards (story)

Fullplot:

To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Once Clouseau's death has been announced, the former Chief Inspector, Charles Dreyfus, feels much, much better and is released from the mental hospital. Jacques Clouseau tries to take advantage of his "death" and goes under cover with Cato to find out who tried to assassinate him.

Being There

Being There

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-12-19

Languages:

English, Russian, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(48509 Reviews)

Director:

Hal Ashby

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Jerzy Kosinski (novel)

Jerzy Kosinski (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-08-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (1533 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Rudy Dochtermann (screenplay)

Jim Moloney (screenplay)

Sax Rohmer (novel)

Fullplot:

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu. Nayland suspects Fu will kidnap the king and queen and demand the George V diamond as ransom. Scotland Yard recruits Alice Rage to stand-in for the queen. Fu nabs the "fake" queen; Rage becomes enamored of Fu and aids him in his quest for the George V diamond.

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