Up to His Ears (1965)

Turbulent, fast-paced comedy adventure (one of the best of its time) about unhappy billionaire Arthur Lempereur (Jean-Paul Belmondo), whose suicide attempts keep failing. When he hires some killers to do him in, he falls in love with beautiful Alexandrine Pinardel (Ursula Andress) and wants to reverse the deal. Belmondo is ideally suited to this role, exotic locations and lots of stunts make this a joy to watch. A worthy companion piece to the Bond movies of that time.