Up to His Ears
Brief Synopsis
An unhappy man hires an assassin to do him in, then meets a woman who gives him something to live for.
Cast & Crew
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Philippe De Broca
Director
Jean-paul Belmondo
Arthur Lempereur
Ursula Andress
Alexandrine Pinardel
Maria Pacôme
Suzy
Valérie Lagrange
Alice Ponchabert
Jess Hahn
Cornélius
Film Details
Also Known As
L'uomo di Hong Kong, Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine
Genre
Adventure
Adaptation
Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 May 1966
Production Company
Ariane; Les Productions Artistes Associés; Vides
Distribution Company
Lopert Pictures
Country
France
Location
Hong Kong
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine by Jules Verne (Paris, 1879).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Arthur Lempereur, young heir to a fabulous fortune, and literally bored to death, has unsuccessfully attempted suicide nine times in one week. Sitting aboard his yacht in Hong Kong with his fiancée, Alice, her mother, Suzy, his faithful valet, Léon, and his Chinese guardian, Mr. Goh, Arthur is informed by his business manager that he has just lost all of his money in a stock market crash. This gives Arthur good reason to attempt suicide again; however, the wise Mr. Goh suggests that Arthur put his death to a good cause and tells Arthur to insure himself for $2,000,000 making Alice and himself the beneficiaries. Arthur agrees, and since the insurance policy becomes invalid when death is caused by suicide, Mr. Goh assures Arthur he will have him murdered quickly and painlessly. There ensues a wild chase which leads from the waterfronts of Hong Kong to New Delhi to Nepal in the Himalayas and back to Hong Kong as the killers attempt to catch Arthur, who has changed his mind and now wants desperately to live because he has fallen madly in love with a stripper named Alexandrine. She strips by night and is a student of archeology by day. Finally, back on his yacht with Alexandrine, Arthur learns that Mr. Goh never meant to kill him; that the real intended killer was hired by his future mother-in-law, Suzy, who wanted to protect her daughter's insurance claim; that the two men tailing him so closely were from the insurance company; and that his stocks did not crash--they doubled!
Director
Philippe De Broca
Director
Cast
Jean-paul Belmondo
Arthur Lempereur
Ursula Andress
Alexandrine Pinardel
Maria Pacôme
Suzy
Valérie Lagrange
Alice Ponchabert
Jess Hahn
Cornélius
Valéry Inkijinoff
Mr. Goh
Jean Rochefort
Léon
Darry Cowl
Biscoton
Joe Said
Charlie Fallinster
Paul Préboist
Cornac
Mario David
Roquentin
Boris Lenissevitch
Russian professor
Crew
Patrick Aubrée
Script Supervisor
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound
Daniel Boulanger
Scenario
Daniel Boulanger
Screenwriter
Philippe De Broca
Screenwriter
Georges Dancigers
Producer
Gil Delamare
Stunts
Gil Delamare
Special Effects
Georges Delerue
Music
Françoise Javet
Film Editor
Georges Lagonelli
Special Effects
François De Lamothe
Art Director
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Philippe Modave
Production Manager
Jacqueline Moreau
Costumes
Claude Pinoteau
Assistant Director
Edmond Séchan
Director of Photography
Film Details
Also Known As
L'uomo di Hong Kong, Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine
Genre
Adventure
Adaptation
Comedy
Foreign
Release Date
Jan
1966
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 May 1966
Production Company
Ariane; Les Productions Artistes Associés; Vides
Distribution Company
Lopert Pictures
Country
France
Location
Hong Kong
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine by Jules Verne (Paris, 1879).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Articles
Up To His Ears
An unhappy man hires an assassin to do him in, then meets a woman who gives him something to live for.
Up To His Ears
An unhappy man hires an assassin to do him in, then meets a woman who gives him something to live for.
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Opened in Paris in December 1965 as Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine; running time: 110 min; in Rome in December 1965 as L'uomo di Hong Kong; running time: 110 min.
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