<P> When United Artists spent three months on previews and continuous editing of the previous Pink Panther movie The Pink Panther Strikes Again (according to Daily Variety in 1976), Edwards decided he would try to salvage any humorous material remaining . He suggested that Revenge of the Pink Panther should primarily be made up of this footage and that he would write and shoot new footage around it with Sellers and company . Sellers balked at this and insisted that Revenge feature all new footage . Sellers' contract for Revenge gave him story approval, which is why that film carries a story credit for Edwards that none of the previous films had . </P> <P> The opening animated titles in the film were designed by DePatie - Freleng Enterprises, who had been involved with the series since the animated titles of the original 1963 film, The Pink Panther . It was the first time since Inspector Clouseau in 1968 that DePatie - Freleng animated the opening titles of a Pink Panther film (Return and Strikes Again having been done by Richard Williams' Studio). </P> <P> The film was partly filmed in The Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong . </P> <P> This is Graham Stark's first stint as Professor Auguste Balls . He portrays him once more in Son of the Pink Panther (1993). </P>

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