Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers, "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982)

Years before the CGI revolution, filmmakers used to rely on the skills of their editors to save a performance or sometimes salvage an entire production. In the case of "Trail of the Pink Panther," the late, great Peter Sellers'... more entire role in the film was created out of archival footage. Sellers died before production began, so producer/director Blake Edwards stitched his role together out of deleted scenes from the previous "Revenge of the Pink Panther" and flashbacks from earlier installments. Did it work? Not really: The movie was panned, bombed at the box office, and ended up the subject of a successful lawsuit brought by Sellers' wife. (Camera Press Digital/Retna Ltd.)