The Pink Panther Theatrical release poster by Jack Rickard Directed by Blake Edwards Produced by Martin Jurow Screenplay by Maurice Richlin Blake Edwards Starring David Niven Peter Sellers Robert Wagner Capucine Brenda De Banzie Colin Gordon Fran Jeffries Claudia Cardinale Music by Henry Mancini Cinematography Philip Lathrop Edited by Ralph E. Winters Production company Mirisch Company Distributed by United Artists Release date December 19, 1963 (1963-12-19) (West Germany) March 20, 1964 (1964-03-20) (United States) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $10.9 million (North America)[1]