The newspaper the northern echo states in 1980, it signed comic actor peter sellers to play south london spiv harry hodges in a commercial. With peter sellers, claudine longet, natalia borisova, jean carson. Richard henry peter sellers, cbe 8 september 1925 24 july 1980 was an english comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the bbc radio series the goon show and later became a film star. A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks theyre a musical band. He was the son of agnes doreen peg marks and william bill sellers. The party is a 1968 american comedy film directed by blake edwards, and starring peter sellers and claudine longet. Oct 01, 2010 mix the best of peter sellers the party youtube. The party 1968 after a brief falling out, edwards and sellers returned together for what was at the time deemed a radically experimental film. Based on a fishoutofwater premise, the film is about bungling actor from india, hrundi v. Which is alternately known as the peter sellers session. Maltin sidesplitting gags highlight looselt structured film chic hollywood party attended by bumbling indian actor.
Cast peter sellers claudine longet director blake edwards producers blake edwards ken wales screenwriter. Shot in the dark 1964 peter sellers, elke sommer, george. Theres even a modsurf cut chicken little was right and a bit of sitarandtabla action to. Freely downloadable soundbites and sound clips from the movie. This particular edition has plenty of features on a bonus disc. Following a hilarious opening scene on a desert film location where sellers plays a hapless indian actor overplaying a gunga din type character in a hollywood production, the rest of the film takes place at a swingin industry party at a producers modern pad. It was created exclusively to serve sellers improvisational talents. Peter sellers was a british film actor, comedian and singer mostly known for his role as chief inspector clouseau in the pink panther series of films. He served in the british air force during world war 2. I suppose now days, it might be considered a bit racist, as peter sellers darkens his face to portray an indian actor. The party that is peter sellers classic films, blake.
Peter sellers in the party wclaudine longet, infamous for shooting her boyfriend, ski racer spider sabich, in the mid70s. Peter sellers party political speech lyrics genius lyrics. Peter sellers was one of the best with much talent and style he was blessed he could play any role from dramatic to droll though he often was dark and depressed he was born in a seaside resort where footballs the number one sport and the locals eat fish just as much as they wish and imbibe on warm beer by the quart the goon show was sellers debut as a part of spike milligans crew with. Peter sellers and the hollywood party discography discogs. Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Peter sellers sings rudolph friml written by friml hooker. A clerical mistake results in a bumbling indian film star being invited to an exclusive hollywood party instead of being fired. The film has a very loose structure, and essentially serves as a series of set pieces for sellers s improvisational comedy talents. A clerical mistake results in a bumbling film extra being invited to an exclusive hollywood party instead of being fired. The rolling stones wrote their bo diddleyesque some girls period song claudine about her. Brought to hollywood to play the title role in son of gunga din, bakshidestroys the films most elaborate set with his bungling and is banned from the set by. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. In one of their few nonclouseau efforts, blake edwards and peter sellers preserve the spirit of the french bumbler in the person of hrundi v. Rent the party 1968 starring peter sellers and claudine longet on dvd and bluray.
Peter sellers list of movies and tv shows tv guide. A life in character states in 1980, sellers shot three adverts as monte casino, a jewish conman 4. For the most part, peter sellers as hrundi v bakshi is a quiet, reactive character with a lot of strange 1960s hollywood people to react to. Download yify movies acted by peter sellers via yify. Shot in the dark 1964 peter sellers, elke sommer, george sanders.
Richard henry peter sellers, cbe, 8 september 1925 24 july 1980 was an english comedian and actor best known for his three roles in dr. In the party, peter sellers brownface is the elephant. With peter, you never really knew what you were getting into, blake edwards, the director who saw all sides of sellers, once said in an interview. The magic christian 1969 ringo starr, peter sellers by graeme.
Many famous film celebrities attended a party in gstaad, given by british actor, peter sellers to launch the first european showing of his new film the return of the pink panther. If it is the same peter sellers something should be added to the article. Thoroughly enjoyable 1960s comedy, directed by blake edwards, where peter sellers plays an accidentprone extra who is inadvertantly invited to a hollywood party at a movie moguls hitech house. His parents worked in an acting company run by his grandmother. The film introduced the cartoon character of the same name, in an opening credits sequence animated by depatiefreleng enterprises.
Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, peter sellers was born richard henry sellers to a welloff acting family in 1925 in southsea, a suburb of portsmouth. Ronnie wood and probably will, david bowlegs and pewter fentners. Following a hilarious opening scene on a desert film location where sellers plays a hapless indian actor overplaying a gunga din type character in a hollywood production, the rest of the film takes place at a swingin industry party at a. Brilliant set piece and perhaps peter sellers funniest. Listen to party political speech from peter sellers s the peter sellers collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
While peter sellers role as an indian man in the party may represent just another one of his. He performed in the bbc radio comedy series the goon show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them chief inspector clouseau in the pink panther series of films. Until a few years ago, sellers was the funniest comedian in the movies. Originally released as a british teninch, its now readily available in.
Strangelove was great and whats new, pussycat had its moments. Apr 05, 2015 peter sellers, cbe born richard henry sellers. Does anyone know if this is the same peter sellers that recorded the obscurerare bealtes album english summer. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. With peter sellers, victor mature, britt ekland, martin balsam. In the party, peter sellers brownface is the elephant in. Peter sellers, peter falk, david niven, maggie smith, james coco, alec guinness, elsa lanchester, eileen brennan, nancy walker, estelle winwood, truman capote. Peter sellers party political speech lyrics my friends, in the light of presentday developments let me say right away that i do not regard existing conditions likely. The party nineteen eightyfour or ingsoc, a fictional political entity in orwells nineteen eightyfour. Peter sellers, peter otoole, romy schneider, capucine, paula prentiss, woody allen, ursula andress. Sellers activities in recording studios began to decline during the mid60s, when filming commitments took up the bulk of his time. Party 1996 film, a portuguesefrench comedydrama film. An italian criminal mastermind, impersonating a film director, plans to grab the loot on a beach where a bogus movie is being filmed.
Sellers was nominated for a golden globe for that film as well. A bumbling indian actor who is playing an extra on a movie being shot in hollywood is accidentally invited to a huge party featuring the elite of tinsel town. Richard henry peter sellers, cbe 8 september 1925 24 july 1980 was an english comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the bbc radio. Roman polanski and peter sellers during party for peter lawford at peter lawfords london apartment in london, england, great britain. Watch the party 1968 full movie free online streaming tubi. Peter sellers stars as a hapless east indian actor mistakenly invited to a big hollywood producers party. Bakshi portrayed by sellers, who accidentally gets. The pink panther, a shot in the dark, the return of the pink panther and the pink panther strikes again. Free sound clips from over 260 movies pink panther movies. Hollywood party is a 1968 comedy written and directed by blake edwards, starring peter sellers. Find peter sellers discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Explore releases from peter sellers and the hollywood party at discogs. He performed in the bbc radio comedy series the goon show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film characterisations, among them chief inspector clouseau in the pink panther series of films.
The party original soundtrack henry mancini allmusic. The life and death of peter sellers clip peter and anne sellers. In the party, peter sellers brownface is the elephant in the room jesse hassenger. Strangelove, as inspector clouseau in the pink panther movies, and as clare quilty in the original 1962 screen version of lolita. I recommend the party most highly for any peter sellers fan. Award winning director blake edwards shows us why was a master of laughs in this entertaining film. Peter sellers the peter sellers collection 1990, cd. The film has a very loose structure, and essentially serves as a series of set pieces for sellerss improvisational comedy talents.
Peter sellers full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. An indian wouldbe actor named hrundi peter sellers ruins an entire shooting day on an epic period film in which hes cast as an extra. Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, peter sellers was born to a welloff english acting family in 1925. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from peter sellers and the hollywood party at the discogs marketplace. Inspector jacques clouseau investigates the murder of mr. Roman polanski and peter sellers during party for peter.
Peter sellers is a disasterprone actor from india who is at first thrown off the set by the producer of a film then invited to his posh hollywood party. Listen to party political speech from peter sellerss the peter sellers collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sellers please stand up 1969 by cinephilia and beyond. The pink panther is a 1963 american comedy film directed by blake edwards and cowritten by edwards and maurice richlin, starring david niven, peter sellers, robert wagner, capucine, and claudia cardinale. The concise new partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional english.
But instead of being fired from the movie, hrundi is accidentally invited to a major hollywood party thrown by the studio chief. Somehow, the woman inadvertently gets mixed up in their scheme without knowing it and then the gang must debate on whether to kill her or not, especially when they all like the poor old dame. Through his ability to mimic accents and different types of voices. Download yify movies acted by peter sellers via yify torrent. Spokenword comic sketches arent neglected, giving sellers a chance to sport his astonishingly wide range of accents party political speech, a typically stuffy and meaningless british harangue, is the best of these. On the first day of shooting, he got rid of the writer and.