Up to His Ears
Synopsis
Arthur Lempereur (Jean-Paul Belmondo of Breathless) is a globe-hopping millionaire, engaged to Alice (Valérie Lagrange), a beautiful young woman. As the film opens, Arthur has cut the break line on his fine automobile and proceeds to drive it off a cliff. This, we learn, is his ninth suicide attempt in the past week. Arthur is bored with his easy life. Even learning from his accountant, Biscotton (Darry Cowl), that he's ruined doesn't perk him up. On a cruise to Hong Kong, his friend Mr. Goh (Valéry Inkijinoff) comes up with a solution to Arthur's woes: "Adversity carries the chance for happiness," he explains to the despondent young man. Goh convinces Arthur to take out a two-million-dollar life insurance policy, with Goh and Alice as the beneficiaries. The policy will expire in one month. Goh then tells Arthur that his life is in danger. He may be killed at any moment. Arthur soon realizes that he's being followed. He's not so eager to be murdered. Arthur and his valet, Leon (Jean Rochefort of The Hairdresser's Husband), frantically search for Goh to ask him to call off the hit. At one point, Arthur ducks into a nightclub to dodge his pursuers, and instantly falls for Alexandrine (Ursula Andress), the stripper on-stage. Alexandrine is fascinated by the ways men try to manipulate women and assumes that Arthur's story about hired killers is a bizarre ruse. All the more determined to survive the month, the bumbling Arthur engages in a fierce battle for his life.
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Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Ariane
- Co-production : Les Artistes Associés
- Foreign production company : Vides Cinematografica
- Film exports/foreign sales : Newen Connect a TF1 Group Company
- French distribution : Les Artistes Associés
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producers : Georges Dancigers, Alexandre Mnouchkine
- Screenwriter : Daniel Boulanger
- Dialogue Writer : Daniel Boulanger
- Director of Photography : Edmond Séchan
- Music Composer : Georges Delerue
- Assistant Director : Claude Pinoteau
- Editor : Françoise Javet
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Bonfanti
- Costume designer : Jacqueline Moreau
- Author of original work : Jules Verne
- Assistant Operator : Guy Delattre
- Camera Operator : Jean-Paul Schwartz
- Assistant editors : Chantal Delattre, Nicole Gauduchon
- Continuity supervisor : Patrick Aubrée
- Production Designer : François De Lamothe
- Still Photographer : Raymond Voinquel
- Location Manager : Philippe Modave
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Adventure, Comedy
- Themes : Travel
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Italy (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1965
- French release : 04/12/1965
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 29902
- Visa issue date : 28/10/1965
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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