Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine)

Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) (1965)

Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) is a 1965 French adventure comedy by Philippe de Broca, loosely based on the 1879 novel Tribulations of a Chinaman in China by Jules Verne. The main character is multimillionaire Arthur Lempereur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) which is unbearably unhappy, cause bored and that repeatedly tries to commit suicide, which is the only way to escape boredom. At a time when his ninth attempt fails, he gets the news that he lost all his money. And so Arthur closes the tab on the two million dollars in the event of his death for his fiancee and her family. His oriental friend Mister Goh then on to his asks hire professional killers who would kill him. But just when this happens, Arthur take meet with charming stripper Alexandrine Pinardel (Ursula Andress) and suddenly he wants to live horribly. Killer's can stop only Mister God, but he left to meditate in a monastery in Tibet. Therefore must find him as soon as possible at any cost. But from the bounty hunters turned out to be insurance agents who have him as a rich client to protect. But the real killers hired Arthur's upcoming mother-in-law. The real killers - chinese mafia- she hired Arthur's upcoming in-law.

The following weapons are seen in the movie Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine):

Pistols and revolvers

FN model 1905

FN Model 1905 - 0.25 ACP

Alexandrine Pinardel (Ursula Andress) carries at all time everywhere FN Model 1905 pistol.

Luger P08

Luger P08 - 9x19mm.

Chinese mobster armed by the Luger P08 pistol.

Mauser C96

Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" Commercial Version - 7.63x25mm Mauser.

The mobster is going to fire from the Mauser C96 pistol.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Smith & Wesson Model 30 - 0.32 S & W Long.

Charlie Fallinster gives to the pilot a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver.

Submachine guns

Sten

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

Chinese mobster fire from a Sten.

Charlie Fallinster (Joe Saïd) is going to kill Arthur off the plane.

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Thompson Submachine Gun

M1921AC Thompson with a horizontal fore grip and 30-round magazine - .45ACP

Chinese mobster with Thompson Submachine Gun.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1894

Winchester 1894 - .30-30.

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Arthur´s upcoming father-in-law Cornelius (Jess Hahn) is trying shoot on Arthur by a Winchester Model 1894 rifle equipped a optical sight.

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Upcoming Arthur´s mother-in-law supervises the Cornelius shooting.

Machine guns

Browning M1917

Browning M1917 - 0.30-06

Arthur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) seized the Browning M1917 machine gun befor the building prisons.

Together with Alexandrine he mowed down a attacking mobsters.

Hand grenades

F1 hand grenade

F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.

Insurance agent is trying to use a F1 hand grenade.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The mobster throws a Model 24 Stielhandgranate at Arthur's motorcycle.

Others

Mountain Howitzer

Arthur and Alexandrine fired at the mobsters from the mountain howitzer. It looks like 75mm Japanese Type 41 mountain gun.