Sellers, Peter 1925-1980
Overview
| Works: | 821 works in 3,014 publications in 7 languages and 37,977 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Comedy films Film adaptations Detective and mystery films Dark comedy films Motion pictures Caper films Spy films Children's films Juvenile works |
| Roles: | Actor, Performer, Author, Producer, Other, Costume designer, Singer, Narrator, Illustrator, Dedicatee, Director, Interviewer, Interviewee, Scenarist |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Peter Sellers
- Mr. Strangelove : a biography of Peter Sellers by Ed Sikov( Book )
- The life and death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis( Book )
- Peter Sellers, the authorized biography by Alexander Walker( Book )
- The life and death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis( Visual )
- P.S.I love you : an intimate portrait of Peter Sellers by Michael Sellers( Book )
- Peter Sellers; the mask behind the mask by Peter Evans( Book )
- Peter Sellers by Derek Sylvester( Book )
- Peter Sellers : a 1960 Interview( Visual )
- P.S.I love you : Peter Sellers, 1925-1980 by Michael Sellers( Book )
- Peter Sellers : a film history by Michael Starr( Book )
- Sellers on Sellers by Michael Sellers( Book )
- Peter Sellers : a life in character by Adrian Rigelsford( Book )
- Peter Sellers : a celebration by Adrian Rigelsford( Book )
- El cascabel del halcón by Enrique Banchs( Book )
- The mask behind the mask: a life of Peter Sellers by Peter Evans( Book )
- Remembering Peter Sellers by Graham Stark( Book )
- Peter Sellars by Ayanna Thompson( )
- The world of Peter Sellers by Tony Palmer( Visual )
- Remembering Peter Sellers : an audio portrait from the BBC archives by John Scheinfeld( )
- Ying tong : a walk with the Goons by Roy Smiles( )
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Most widely held works by
Peter Sellers
Dr. Strangelove, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb by
Stanley Kubrick(
Visual
)
93 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in English and French and held by 4,879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A satire in which the U.S. president and his military advisors struggle ineptly to avert a holocaust after a psychotic Air Force general launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union because he fears that the Russians are poisoning the water supply in the United States
93 editions published between 1963 and 2016 in English and French and held by 4,879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A satire in which the U.S. president and his military advisors struggle ineptly to avert a holocaust after a psychotic Air Force general launches a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union because he fears that the Russians are poisoning the water supply in the United States
Being there by
Hal Ashby(
Visual
)
71 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 2,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into being the advisor to a powerful but dying tycoon
71 editions published between 1979 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 2,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Circumstances propel a feeble-minded gardener, whose entire knowledge of life comes from watching television, into being the advisor to a powerful but dying tycoon
Lolita by
Stanley Kubrick(
Visual
)
76 editions published between 1962 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 1,501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stanley Kubrick's sixth film is a brilliant, sly adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's celebrated yet infamous 1955 novel. It chronicles a middle-aged literature professor's unusual and doomed sexual passion/obsession for a seductively precocious pubescent "nymphet" named Lolita. Thanks to the film industry's production code, the film is mostly suggestive, with numerous double entendres and metaphoric sexual situations, while the story has been transformed into a black comedy and murder mystery. The film lacks the element that enabled most readers to understand the novel--Humbert Humbert's exquisite inner voice. As a consequence the film is big, luxurious, and full of a barren, cold humor, yet a visual tour-de-force in elegant black-and-white
76 editions published between 1962 and 2015 in 8 languages and held by 1,501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stanley Kubrick's sixth film is a brilliant, sly adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's celebrated yet infamous 1955 novel. It chronicles a middle-aged literature professor's unusual and doomed sexual passion/obsession for a seductively precocious pubescent "nymphet" named Lolita. Thanks to the film industry's production code, the film is mostly suggestive, with numerous double entendres and metaphoric sexual situations, while the story has been transformed into a black comedy and murder mystery. The film lacks the element that enabled most readers to understand the novel--Humbert Humbert's exquisite inner voice. As a consequence the film is big, luxurious, and full of a barren, cold humor, yet a visual tour-de-force in elegant black-and-white
The pink panther by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
53 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pursues a jewel thief, who is romantically pursuing Clouseau's wife
53 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pursues a jewel thief, who is romantically pursuing Clouseau's wife
A shot in the dark by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
54 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau's attempt to prove the innocence of a voluptuous French maid, the prime suspect in a series of bizarre murders, leads him to a nudist colony and the Parisian mansion of a French millionaire
54 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau's attempt to prove the innocence of a voluptuous French maid, the prime suspect in a series of bizarre murders, leads him to a nudist colony and the Parisian mansion of a French millionaire
The Pink Panther strikes again by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
59 editions published between 1976 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a nervous breakdown, Chief Inspector Dreyfus builds a criminal organization devoted to the extermination of Inspector Clouseau
59 editions published between 1976 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,195 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a nervous breakdown, Chief Inspector Dreyfus builds a criminal organization devoted to the extermination of Inspector Clouseau
Revenge of the Pink Panther by
Peter Sellers(
Visual
)
55 editions published between 1978 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pretends to be dead, adopts various disguises, and heads to Hong Kong to capture a drug lord
55 editions published between 1978 and 2017 in 5 languages and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pretends to be dead, adopts various disguises, and heads to Hong Kong to capture a drug lord
Casino Royale by
John Huston(
Visual
)
65 editions published between 1966 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir James Bond is persuaded to rejoin Her Majesty's secret service and head an operation to smash SMERSH
65 editions published between 1966 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sir James Bond is persuaded to rejoin Her Majesty's secret service and head an operation to smash SMERSH
Blake Edwards' The return of the Pink Panther(
Visual
)
4 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in English and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the priceless Pink Panther diamond is stolen yet again, the inimitable Inspector Jacques Clouseau is saved from an unwilling early retirement and sent off to the country of Lugash to investigate
4 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in English and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the priceless Pink Panther diamond is stolen yet again, the inimitable Inspector Jacques Clouseau is saved from an unwilling early retirement and sent off to the country of Lugash to investigate
The ladykillers by
Alexander Mackendrick(
Visual
)
64 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of a slightly demented leader of an unlikely group of thieves. In a boarding house, the thieves convince their sweet little landlady that they're just a chamber orchestra, rehearsing--while she's away they plan a ruthless heist
64 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Story of a slightly demented leader of an unlikely group of thieves. In a boarding house, the thieves convince their sweet little landlady that they're just a chamber orchestra, rehearsing--while she's away they plan a ruthless heist
The party by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
65 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Hollywood bigwig is giving a party to which every climber in town wants to be invited. By mistake, an accident-prone Indian actor is invited, and the result is hilarious slapstick and a wicked shrewd insider's view of Tinseltown
65 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A Hollywood bigwig is giving a party to which every climber in town wants to be invited. By mistake, an accident-prone Indian actor is invited, and the result is hilarious slapstick and a wicked shrewd insider's view of Tinseltown
The Pink Panther by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
50 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pursues a jewel thief, who is romantically pursuing Clouseau's wife
50 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Clouseau pursues a jewel thief, who is romantically pursuing Clouseau's wife
The mouse that roared by
Jack Arnold(
Visual
)
24 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupt, and its minister decides to declare war on the United States, be defeated, and receive Marshall Aid. But he forgot to tell their invasion force leader that he's supposed to lose
24 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupt, and its minister decides to declare war on the United States, be defeated, and receive Marshall Aid. But he forgot to tell their invasion force leader that he's supposed to lose
Alice's adventures in wonderland(
Visual
)
39 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A colorful musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice In Wonderland
39 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 578 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A colorful musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice In Wonderland
What's new pussycat by
Clive Donner(
Visual
)
32 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 'zany blend of slapstick gags and madcap comedy' this hilarious romp, starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, and Woody Allen in his acting and screenwriting debut, is the wildest, wackiest film to emerge from the swingin' 60's
32 editions published between 1965 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A 'zany blend of slapstick gags and madcap comedy' this hilarious romp, starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, and Woody Allen in his acting and screenwriting debut, is the wildest, wackiest film to emerge from the swingin' 60's
Trail of the Pink Panther by
Blake Edwards(
Visual
)
32 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World famous detective, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Sellers) is missing and so is the Pink Panther diamond. The sixth comedy in Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series
32 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
World famous detective, Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Sellers) is missing and so is the Pink Panther diamond. The sixth comedy in Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series
Blake Edwards' The Pink Panther film collection(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 427 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The bumbling, hilarious Inspector Clouseau is back on the case in this collectable giftset boasting five classic comedies, a bonus DVD and the incomparable comic genius of Peter Sellers!"
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 427 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The bumbling, hilarious Inspector Clouseau is back on the case in this collectable giftset boasting five classic comedies, a bonus DVD and the incomparable comic genius of Peter Sellers!"
I'm all right Jack by
John Boulting(
Visual
)
45 editions published between 1959 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Peter Sellers won his only British Academy Award for his career-making performance as Socialist shop steward Fred Kite in this brilliant class-struggle comedy. Ian Carmichael ... co-stars as naive Oxford graduate Stanley Windrush, who is hired as a common worker at his wealthy uncle's missile factory and quickly becomes a pawn in the battle between management and Mr. Kite's labor union. But can both sides stop a complete nitwit from single-handedly destroying the economy while becoming the symbol of integrity for an entire nation?"
45 editions published between 1959 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Peter Sellers won his only British Academy Award for his career-making performance as Socialist shop steward Fred Kite in this brilliant class-struggle comedy. Ian Carmichael ... co-stars as naive Oxford graduate Stanley Windrush, who is hired as a common worker at his wealthy uncle's missile factory and quickly becomes a pawn in the battle between management and Mr. Kite's labor union. But can both sides stop a complete nitwit from single-handedly destroying the economy while becoming the symbol of integrity for an entire nation?"
Tom Thumb by
George Pal(
Visual
)
11 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tom Thumb, the son of a woodcutter, is only 5 1/2 inches tall. Tom overcomes hard luck and huge obstacles while saving his parents from harm
11 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tom Thumb, the son of a woodcutter, is only 5 1/2 inches tall. Tom overcomes hard luck and huge obstacles while saving his parents from harm
The world of Henry Orient(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in English and Multiple languages and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Henry Orient (Sellers), a concert pianist whose life is turned upside-down by two infatuated schoolgirls
25 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in English and Multiple languages and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Henry Orient (Sellers), a concert pianist whose life is turned upside-down by two infatuated schoolgirls
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Related Identities
- Edwards, Blake 1922-2010 Performer Scenarist Producer Restager Conceptor Director Author of screenplay Author
- Lom, Herbert Costume designer Performer Actor
- Kubrick, Stanley Other Adapter Scenarist Producer Restager Director Author of screenplay Author
- Clouseau, Inspector (Fictitious character)
- MGM Home Entertainment Inc Distributor
- Scott, George C. 1927-1999 Other Performer Actor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Publisher Producer
- Warner Home Video (Firm) Distributor Producer
- Niven, David 1910-1983 Other Performer Actor
- United Artists Corporation Producer
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Associated Subjects
Achard, Marcel, Actors Attempted murder Bond, James--(Fictitious character) Business and politics California--Los Angeles--Hollywood China--Hong Kong Clouseau, Inspector (Fictitious character) Cold War (1945-1989) Criminal behavior Criminal investigation Detective and mystery plays Diamonds Diplomatic relations Economic assistance Gardeners George, Peter, Great Britain Intelligence service International relations Jewel thieves Kosinski, Jerzy, Kurnitz, Harry Landladies Male actors Male friendship Man-woman relationships Married people Men--Conduct of life Middle-aged men Motion picture actors and actresses Murder--Investigation Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, Nuclear warfare Outlaws Parties Savants (Savant syndrome) Sellers, Peter, Ski resorts Social isolation Soviet Union Switzerland Teenage girls Television viewers Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States War Washington (D.C.) Wibberley, Leonard, Widows
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Alternative Names
Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers acteur britannique
Peter Sellers actor y comediante británico
Peter Sellers aktor brytyjski
Peter Sellers anglický herec
Peter Sellers attore britannico
Peter Sellers britanski filmski glumac, komičar i pjevač
Peter Sellers British film actor, comedian and singer
Peter Sellers britisk skuespiller og komiker
Peter Sellers Briton nga aktor iti pelikula, komediante ken kumakanta
Peter Sellers Brits acteur
Peter Sellers engelsk skuespiller
Peter Sellers englantilainen koomikko
Peter Sellers englischer Schauspieler
Peter Sellers pemeran laki-laki asal Britania Raya
Petrus Sellers
Piter Selers
Piter Sellers
Pīters Selerss angļu aktieris, komiķis un dziedātājs
Sellers, Peter 1925-
Sellers Richard Henry
Sellers, Richard Henry 1925-1980
Πίτερ Σέλλερς Άγγλος ηθοποιός, κωμικός
Питер Селерс
Питер Селерс британски филмски глумац, комичар и певач
Питер Селлерс
Питър Селърс
Пітер Селлерс
Селлерс Питер
Պիտեր Սելլերս
סלרס, פיטר
פיטר סלרס
بيتر سلرز
بيتر سلرز بتنحجنبانملنط
پیتر سلرز
पीटर सेलर्स
পিটার সেলার্স
ਪੀਟਰ ਸੈਲਰਸ
ಪೀಟರ್ ಸೆಲ್ಲರ್ಸ್
პიტერ სელერსი
피터 셀러스
ピーター・セラーズ
彼得·塞勒斯
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