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

Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine Cinema Poster Country France Italy Directed by Philippe de Broca Release Date 1965 Language French Studio Les Films Ariane Distributor Lopert Pictures Corporation Main Cast Character Actor Arthur Lempereur Jean-Paul Belmondo Alexandrine Pinardel Ursula Andress Leon Jean Rochefort Cornac Paul Préboist Roquentin Mario David Cornelius Jess Hahn Roquentin Mario David

Up to His Ears (Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine) is a 1965 French adventure comedy directed 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 underwrite the life insurance policy on the two million dollars in the event of his death for his fiancee and her family. His oriental friend Mister Goh (Valéry Inkijinoff) then at his request hires professional assassins who would killed him. But just when this happens, Arthur take meet with charming stripper Alexandrine Pinardel (Ursula Andress) and suddenly he wants to live horribly. The assassins can stop only Mister Goh, 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 Roquentin (Mario David) and Cornac (Paul Préboist), who have him as a rich client to protect. The real killers - chinese mafia - she hired Arthur's upcoming mother-in-law.

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

Handguns

Walther Model 9

Alexandrine Pinardel (Ursula Andress) wears on all trips the "Browning", as she calls her Walther Model 9 pocket pistol.

Walther Model 9 - 6.35mm Browning

Miss Pinardel aims a gun at Arthur's heart in her dressing room.

Alexandrina from a boat has fired after one of insurance agents.

Mauser C96

Insurance agents Roquentin (Mario David) and Cornac (Paul Préboist) as well as some mobsters used Mauser C96 pistol.

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

Roquentin (Mario David) from the motorcycle shoots at the approaching killers.

Gangsters fires at Arthur from the top of the truck before a building of the prison.

Luger P08

To a normal equipment of Chinese gangsters include also Luger P08 pistol.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm.

Chinese mobster armed by the Luger P08 pistol.

Smith & Wesson Model 15

Mafia boss Charlie Fallinster (Joe Saïd) wears a Smith & Wesson Model 15 revolver.

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

Charlie gives his revolver pilot to kill Arthur and Alexandrina.

Submachine guns

Sten

Mafia killers are armed with Sten and Thompson Submachine Guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm

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

Mafia submachine gunners tackled the steep access to the top of the hill ...

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Thompson Submachine Gun

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

... but Arthur and Alexandrina poured at the hill barrels of oil.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1894

Arthur´s upcoming father-in-law Cornelius (Jess Hahn) is trying shoots Arthur from a Winchester Model 1894 rifle with Scope.

Winchester 1894 - .30-30.

Machine guns

Browning M1917

Arthur (Jean-Paul Belmondo) together with Alexandrine (Ursula Andress) used the Browning M1917 machine gun.

Browning M1917 - 0.30-06

Prior to the prison building Arthur seized the machine gun.

Together with Alexandrine mowed down the attacking mobsters.

Hand grenades

F1 hand grenade

Insurance agents Roquentin (Mario David) and Cornac (Paul Préboist) handled with a F1 hand grenade.

F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1935 fuse.

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Cornac holds a live grenade in his hand ...

... but falls and tries to catch him Roquentin.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Chinese killer throws a Model 24 Stielhandgranate at Arthur's motorcycle.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Others

Mountain Howitzer

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