This speech is one of the greatest acting performances of all time. Lom found the subtle nuance between laughter - at the absurity of Clouseau's "greatness" - and tears, which were necessary to play to the crowd (and the chief's wife). His combination "tears of laughter" (and all the accompanying facial expressions) was pure genius. Think of how hard it would be to pull that off authentically. Few could do it. He should have won an academy award just for that scene.
Marshal, funny you mention it because in all the Clouseau movies, if you take Lom out of them are they the classic to humor all honor them to be? He added so much to them the more I rewatch them the more I come to the conclusion that Lom was almost as irreplacable as Sellers (Almost!).
Desoxyn Man only difference imo is that Lom did a genious performance while Sellers was full time genious, both deserve respect of the outcome of their role .. hope I'm understood correctly . Btw I would never ever think of Pink Panther without Lom .. no way .. he's part of the whole character of movie (Clouseau's character) .. :Period.
banq0o -Can you imagine the laughs that must have come from the crew when these two got together? How can a camera man hold the camera still laughing his ars off?? That's one reason we love these movies---two masters of comedy at their craft and at their best!
@@drewski1535 these movies were the product of 3 amazing characters Clouseau, Cato and Dreyfeus may those 3 continue to grace the divine with their endless battle and want less destruction of heavens most precious artifacts LOL
They should have given him a cameo in The Pink Panther movies with Steve Martin as Clouseau and Kevin Kline as Dreyfus. Herbert Lom will always be better as Dreyfus, though.
He actually did but I think he was a bit underrated. He seemed to steal the scenes he was in, such an incredibly versatile actor capable of playing serious and funny roles with ease. I would go as far as saying that the chemistry between Lom and Sellers is part of what made the Pink Panther films so successful. Sellers alone would still have been funny and vice versa but the two together were dynamite.
Richard Motroni There is only one thing that doesn't make sense with Lom's character. Didn't Dreyfus die at the end of one Pink Panther movie only to show up again in the next one as Clouseau's boss.
When I saw this in the theater, I thought I was going to die I was laughing so hard. I had to go out into the lobby to calm down! lol Sellers was funny, but Lom had me in stitches!
"We are here to say goodbye to a uh...(holds script closer in disbelief) a great man." Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom define the true meaning of acting in these films.
What is amazing, is that the characterization of Dreyfus was totally the work of Lom himself. In the original scripts, the character was basically deadpan. Lom completely reworked the character, and made it his own. As with Sellers, Blake Edwards saw the amazing result, and pretty much left both of them develop the characters themselves. The result is pure genius.
I think the brilliant part of this scene is the chief's wife who thinks Dreyfus is all broken up about Clouseaus demise when he's really trying hard not to burst into hysterics. Subtle but very effective.
I was just a kid when this first came out, I went with my parents to see it. I swear, everyone in the cinema, including me and my folks were laughing until they were in physical pain. :)
Tell you what, this really is a cure for depression. No matter how bad you feel, watching Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus will have you in tears!
He is crying.....from laughing! XD He's reading this....sob of a eulogy, meant to laud, praise, honor and uplift the very man he hates most in as serious and sorrowful a way as he can.....but just can't bring himself to take what's written seriously because he knows just how STUPID Clouseau REALLY is, but can't just come out and laugh, because he knows just how heartless, cold and crazy it would make him look! So, he is forced to disguise his laughter as genuine crying and sorrow! It's brilliant, really!
That was like me at my father's funeral, many years ago. Every time the priest kept referring to him as "brother Gordon", I would struggle to stifle a giggle by disguising it as grief. X'D
It was so much fun to see his movies in theaters, they would rock with laughter & tears of fun. The Loudest was Peter Seller's in "The Pick Panther Strikes Again" my stomach hurt from laughter start to finish....nobody hid their feelings.
Oscar winning performance, no kidding. Look at all the emotions Lom has to display through reading the eulogy and his reaction. So what if it's a slapstick comedy, his performance was genius!
Herbert Lom as an actor was irreplaceable as Clouseau's boss. However he was also doomed by fate to be Clouseau's Beuss, his Seuperieur. If Lom had never been an acteur, then Clouseau could never have been a hero.
Ladies and gentlemen... honored guests... dear friends... We are gathered here to say... GOODBYE to a... (looks at his speech) a great man! Not only was he a model police officer, a brilliant detective... (coughs) Admired and respected by his fellow officers and all those who were fortunate enough... enough... enough to know him! He was above all else... a MODEST MAN! His kind will not pass this way again... and our lost is surely... HEAVEN's GAIN! LMAO!!!
"I *hated* him intimately!" This scene is nothing short of hilarious, made even more so by the fact that everyone else, especially the chief's wife, believes Dreyfus to be deeply grieved, rather than beside himself with glee. The scene where he is interviewed on TV about Clouseau produces the same effect.
There's another scene in a pink panther movie that has Dreyfus cheering after singing "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" and trips and falls down the staircase. I absolutely was rolling laughing! Pink panther movies are the best
No doubt this particular performance of Lom's speaks books to us all both regarding his truly prowess as an actor and how could people who bestowed accolades at the time (The Oscar's, Venice, Cannes) could have possibly overlooked his body of work throughout most of The Pink Panther's installments. But one thing that strikes me as pure genius in this passage in particular, is the fact that, no matter what, Clouseau is always oblivious to the level of ever-growing animosity and hatred which Dreyfus has for him, such as in this last scene in the graveyard, when by revealing himself to Dreyfus only, he does it so with an open smile, as if that were good news to the earlier. Genius!
Lom's genius is mentioned here to great effect and deservedly so. I just wish to add that this role must have been the most FUN he had on earth - at least while working. Extremes of comedy brush against tragedy and vice versa. In that vein, who else could have wielded the club of continuous approbation as righteously and forcefully as Lom in this greatest of roles? Rest in Joy, Monsieur. And merci..❤️🙋🌟
This is in my opinion the best and most hilarious comedy moment in film history. Herbert Lom's crafting and delivery was simply impeccable. It's hard to find the right words to do it justice no less because I'm just too busy laughing every time I try to think about it.
I would have said and reacted the same way Chief Inspector Dreyfus did while reading the eulogy, trying not to burst out in protested laughter: " "...Heaven's gain??? Are you kidding me???"
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This speech is one of the greatest acting performances of all time. Lom found the subtle nuance between laughter - at the absurity of Clouseau's "greatness" - and tears, which were necessary to play to the crowd (and the chief's wife). His combination "tears of laughter" (and all the accompanying facial expressions) was pure genius. Think of how hard it would be to pull that off authentically. Few could do it. He should have won an academy award just for that scene.
I agree, Herbert Lom stole the movie with this "speech".
Marshal, funny you mention it because in all the Clouseau movies, if you take Lom out of them are they the classic to humor all honor them to be? He added so much to them the more I rewatch them the more I come to the conclusion that Lom was almost as irreplacable as Sellers (Almost!).
Totally agree. His acting was just as good. No where near as funny without him.
Desoxyn Man only difference imo is that Lom did a genious performance while Sellers was full time genious, both deserve respect of the outcome of their role .. hope I'm understood correctly . Btw I would never ever think of Pink Panther without Lom .. no way .. he's part of the whole character of movie (Clouseau's character) .. :Period.
banq0o -Can you imagine the laughs that must have come from the crew when these two got together? How can a camera man hold the camera still laughing his ars off?? That's one reason we love these movies---two masters of comedy at their craft and at their best!
Nobody was or ever will be as good as Dreyfus as Herbert Lom.
Above all, he was a modest man.
@@u.v.s.5583 stifles laughs 🤣🤣🤣
@@drewski1535 these movies were the product of 3 amazing characters Clouseau, Cato and Dreyfeus may those 3 continue to grace the divine with their endless battle and want less destruction of heavens most precious artifacts LOL
They should have given him a cameo in The Pink Panther movies with Steve Martin as Clouseau and Kevin Kline as Dreyfus. Herbert Lom will always be better as Dreyfus, though.
Herbet Lom was such a brilliant actor. He never got the respect he deserved.
He actually did but I think he was a bit underrated. He seemed to steal the scenes he was in, such an incredibly versatile actor capable of playing serious and funny roles with ease. I would go as far as saying that the chemistry between Lom and Sellers is part of what made the Pink Panther films so successful. Sellers alone would still have been funny and vice versa but the two together were dynamite.
Was he really acting though? I get the impression he genuinely hated Clouseau.
Above all, he was a modest man.
Lom's Dreyfus is the best of best.
He got it from me and many others who apreciate his work
@@calvin3005 Well, I think not many liked working with Sellers.
He should get an academy award posthumously. Laughing while supposedly crying. What great writing and acting
Herbert Lom was the unsung hero of the Pink Panther films. HE was critical to the series great success.
For sure
Richard Motroni There is only one thing that doesn't make sense with Lom's character. Didn't Dreyfus die at the end of one Pink Panther movie only to show up again in the next one as Clouseau's boss.
Absolutely! The movies would only be half as good without him!
Agree..he gave me the most laughs
Oh definitely, mate.
"We are gathered here to say goodbye to a great man!" R.I.P Herbert Lom - a truly great and wonderful man. Say hi to Peter for us x x x
I haven't seen this clip in 20 years: I was in tears. I'll be laughing at inappropriate times now all day.
I love how in the scene he is laughing so hard he is in tears and people looking on think he actually is missing Clouseau
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When I saw this in the theater, I thought I was going to die I was laughing so hard. I had to go out into the lobby to calm down! lol Sellers was funny, but Lom had me in stitches!
He was so awesome!
Herbert Lom’s acting in this was just outstanding , his emotions when giving the eulogy is just spectacular.
Herbert lom should have had equal billing to sellers he was just as unreplacable
But is was Sellers' & Blake's project 😉
Agreed in spades! A fantastic actor.
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This was indeed a tremendous performance. Later efforts to match them come nowhere near
Absolutely, Lom was amazing in the Pink Panther films :)
"We are here to say goodbye to a uh...(holds script closer in disbelief) a great man." Peter Sellers and Herbert Lom define the true meaning of acting in these films.
and our loss is surely heaven's gain. How beautiful and profound!
At 1:03 u can see the shock in his face having to read the eulogy
One can imagine the scene inside the theatres in the 70's when this movie was screened. People must have rolled everywhere with laughter.
We did. I nearly peed myself I was laughing so hard. All these many years later it's still one of the funniest things ever.
the comic timing and acting of herbert lom is fantastic
Genius! Since my childhood when I first saw these films, Dreyfus was always my favourite... Criminally underrated actor... Salute, Herbert Lom 🙏🏼
indeed
Whenever I feel sorry for myself I come back to this. Thank you, Mr Lom, for making a difference.
What is amazing, is that the characterization of Dreyfus was totally the work of Lom himself. In the original scripts, the character was basically deadpan. Lom completely reworked the character, and made it his own. As with Sellers, Blake Edwards saw the amazing result, and pretty much left both of them develop the characters themselves. The result is pure genius.
absolutely. Thank you for sharing this
At his first words i burst out laughing! But Herbert Lom could make you feel the insane hatred he had for Clouseau. Just an amazing actor.
Herbert Lom was never better. He is perfect as Chief Inspector Dreyfus.
I think the brilliant part of this scene is the chief's wife who thinks Dreyfus is all broken up about Clouseaus demise when he's really trying hard not to burst into hysterics. Subtle but very effective.
I know! It really is brilliant! XD
Dreyfus was denying every word in that speech. Yet Herbert nailed it perfectly.
i love how dreyfus is trying not to laugh.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
... fortunate enough ... surely heaven's gain ... modest man ... model officer ....
Also trying not to *cry* from the sheer strain of what he’s saying.
It’s priceless.
I don't know how many times I've seen it and every time I watch it I can't stop laughing Lom's speech and expression were incredible
I was just a kid when this first came out, I went with my parents to see it. I swear, everyone in the cinema, including me and my folks were laughing until they were in physical pain. :)
Tell you what, this really is a cure for depression. No matter how bad you feel, watching Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus will have you in tears!
I will NEVER tire of the genius of these films 😊😊😊
The Most Brilliant Funeral Scene Ever Made in History of Cinema!
It sure is a killer, mostly thee end, poor poor man.
So well played ! R.I.P Herbert Lom
This should have won the man an academy award.
"Our loss is surely heavens gain" :-D
Eulogies don't usually get any cheesier than that. LMAO
Yes should of made one with him up there :) Poor Lord....
Brilliance on screen.. One of the very best performances ever..
One of the funniest moments in the Pink Panther series!
R.I.P Herbert Lom. You will be remembered till eternity!
I love Herbert Lom,without him ,Inspector Cluseau would not have been as funny.
hi from Czech republic .. even in our country it is wellknown movie .. and I guess you dont know that Herbert Lom was born in Prague in our country
Lom was great in these movies.
I did... looked his history up.
He was a brilliant actor the character of Dreyfus would never come to life if it wasnt for Herbert Lom to fill his shoes
What an amazing talent he had
One of the best written bits of comedy ever ...
How can you watch the same scene 15 times in a row and not stop laughing? Brilliant delivery by Lom!111
Herbert Lom was perfect in his reactions to Clouseau. His madness started pretty early. His final scene in A Shot in the Dark will have you rolling.
Still cracks me up lol I mean honestly who could laugh when it looks like there crying?? Dreyfus of course LOL
He is crying.....from laughing! XD He's reading this....sob of a eulogy, meant to laud, praise, honor and uplift the very man he hates most in as serious and sorrowful a way as he can.....but just can't bring himself to take what's written seriously because he knows just how STUPID Clouseau REALLY is, but can't just come out and laugh, because he knows just how heartless, cold and crazy it would make him look! So, he is forced to disguise his laughter as genuine crying and sorrow! It's brilliant, really!
Dreyfus was a scene stealer!
Those eulogy moments when the word "enough"were repeated ...pure comedic gold!
That was like me at my father's funeral, many years ago. Every time the priest kept referring to him as "brother Gordon", I would struggle to stifle a giggle by disguising it as grief. X'D
Maybe someone would giggle at your own funeral lol
I doubt it. My father was a bastard. I'm not.@@Србомбоница86
By far one of the greatest scenes ever. Pure genius
Yes, a great performance by Herbert Lom. Never tire of this clip.
His performance in "Strikes Again" was deserving of an Oscar nod, in my opinion, but he was great in ALL of them. RIP
Rofl... he karate chopped that dude cause the guns went off at that exact moment.
Oh my god, I thought he just bumped into him. The fact that it's a karate chop makes it ten times better.
Yeah he was scared by it 😄😄😄, and most of the comentators missed it.
It was so much fun to see his movies in theaters, they would rock with laughter & tears of fun. The Loudest was Peter Seller's in "The Pick Panther Strikes Again" my stomach hurt from laughter start to finish....nobody hid their feelings.
Oscar winning performance, no kidding. Look at all the emotions Lom has to display through reading the eulogy and his reaction. So what if it's a slapstick comedy, his performance was genius!
Awesome Actor. Witty scripts too, of course.
These Pink Panther clips need to be preserved forever!
Lom is also in the lady killers with sellers and alec guinness
I laugh til I cry every time I see this.
All the Peter Sellers Pink Panther films are worth getting, and keeping. Hilarious, and the perfect antidote to a bad day. :)
+David Dolinny Good one!
Lom deserved an academy award for this
Wish for these men to be around making movies again.
Herbert Lom as an actor was irreplaceable as Clouseau's boss. However he was also doomed by fate to be Clouseau's Beuss, his Seuperieur. If Lom had never been an acteur, then Clouseau could never have been a hero.
"And our loss... is Heaven's gain! Hehehehe!" Classic!
leaves me in tears every time 8'-)
Ladies and gentlemen... honored guests... dear friends... We are gathered here to say... GOODBYE to a... (looks at his speech) a great man! Not only was he a model police officer, a brilliant detective... (coughs) Admired and respected by his fellow officers and all those who were fortunate enough... enough... enough to know him! He was above all else... a MODEST MAN! His kind will not pass this way again... and our lost is surely... HEAVEN's GAIN! LMAO!!!
Yeah - I heard all those words too. Even if I was deaf, I could read the subtitles.
Dreyfus's inability to contain his laughter during the funeral speech is hilarious 😂
"I *hated* him intimately!" This scene is nothing short of hilarious, made even more so by the fact that everyone else, especially the chief's wife, believes Dreyfus to be deeply grieved, rather than beside himself with glee. The scene where he is interviewed on TV about Clouseau produces the same effect.
Fabulous...
He should gotten an oscar for this
Thanks for this wonderful piece, so so funny xx
i couldn't stop laughing the first time i saw this scene
The dawning realization of Dreyfus, right before Couseau pulls down the beard, is my favorite part. I still love watching them both!
Hahaha he karate chops that poor old guy at the grave when the gun fires!
THANKS HERBERT...IT WOULD NEVER HAVE WORKED WITH YOU...BLESSINGS AND RIP
Rest in peace, Herbert Lom!
So Funny watching Herbert Lom trying not to laugh
A brilliant,brilliant actor...he was a perfect foil to Sellers.
One of the Best scenes in comedy cinema ever
SEM SOMBRA DE DÚVIDAS, UMA DAS CENAS MAIS HILÁRIAS DA HISTÓRIA DO CINEMA.........GRANDE ATOR.DEIXOU SAUDADES...
deserves a oscar
You almost feel sorry for Dreyfus, since he suffers so much at Clouseau's hands, if unintentionally.
Thanks for these pieces.
How close sadness and happiness are to each other when it comes to expressing emotions...I've just realized that in 1.35 min of this video ....
Nothing.. Nothing will ever be as funny as seeing Dreyfuss falling into the grave.
There's another scene in a pink panther movie that has Dreyfus cheering after singing "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair" and trips and falls down the staircase. I absolutely was rolling laughing! Pink panther movies are the best
Dreyfus was brilliant. Just brillliant. Especially alongside Clouseau!
😂😂😂😂 I’m crying right now cause I wouldn’t have been able to sit there and not laugh
pure gold!! thanks for uploading
should be given an academy award posthumously
Comedic genius on all of the actors parts. No foul language or references just pure talent.
God, those were a great bunch of films.
Still great many years later
Herbert Lom ; priceless acting - just brilliant 👍
i keep coming back to this scene.
It takes a good actor to portray the part of Dreyfus to the best of its ability and Herbert Lom did it to perfection
No doubt this particular performance of Lom's speaks books to us all both regarding his truly prowess as an actor and how could people who bestowed accolades at the time (The Oscar's, Venice, Cannes) could have possibly overlooked his body of work throughout most of The Pink Panther's installments.
But one thing that strikes me as pure genius in this passage in particular, is the fact that, no matter what, Clouseau is always oblivious to the level of ever-growing animosity and hatred which Dreyfus has for him, such as in this last scene in the graveyard, when by revealing himself to Dreyfus only, he does it so with an open smile, as if that were good news to the earlier. Genius!
Laughing so hard at this🤣😂
What a briljant actor he was.
Still CLASSIC after 35 years!
Lom's genius is mentioned here to great effect and deservedly so. I just wish to add that this role must have been the most FUN he had on earth - at least while working. Extremes of comedy brush against tragedy and vice versa. In that vein, who else could have wielded the club of continuous approbation as righteously and forcefully as Lom in this greatest of roles? Rest in Joy, Monsieur. And merci..❤️🙋🌟
this is without a doubt one of the funniest scenes in cinema history!
Lom and Sellers were the perfect combination. Pure comedy genius!
I'll never forget Peter cellars clouseau episode
Lom was brilliant as this character.
R.I.P. Herbert Lom
This is in my opinion the best and most hilarious comedy moment in film history. Herbert Lom's crafting and delivery was simply impeccable. It's hard to find the right words to do it justice no less because I'm just too busy laughing every time I try to think about it.
Cracked up, so funny!
I would have said and reacted the same way Chief Inspector Dreyfus did while reading the eulogy, trying not to burst out in protested laughter: "
"...Heaven's gain??? Are you kidding me???"
our loss is surely... heavens gain!
The other actor, the senior police officer, also plays very well during the first minute.
3:14
Clouseau: “Hello!”
Dreyfus: “What the fu-“
Clouseau: “It’s me!”
Dreyfus: “God, take me now...”
....a great...man....
The karate chop at the graveyard. Classic
I freaking died when dreyfuss fell in the grave when he saw closeau alive! 😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣