Original Australian Daybill movie poster. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the fifth film in The Pink Panther series and picks up where The Return of the Pink Panther leaves off. Released in 1976, Strikes Again is the third entry to include the words "Pink Panther" in its title, despite the fact the story does not involve the Pink Panther diamond.Unused footage from the film was later included in Trail of the Pink Panther. Starring Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau , Herbert Lom as Former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus and Lesley-Anne Down as Olga Bariosova.