The Ambitious One

1h 29m
Drama
6.5

This Yves Allegret film is set in French Polynesia and stars Edmond O'Brien, Richard Basehart, Andrea Parisy, Nicole Berger and Reg Lye. Basehart is the black sheep of a wealthy family of mining financiers based in France. He dumps the family life style and heads to Tahiti to make it on his own. His wife, Andrea Parisy, is less than amused with Basehart's choice.

Cast

Edmond O'Brien
Mike Buchanan
Richard Basehart
George Rancourt
Andréa Parisy
Dominique Rancourt
Nicole Berger
Claire Rancourt
Nigel Lovell
André Rancourt
Reg Lye
Matthews
Denise Vernac
Edwige Rancourt
Pierre Brice
(Uncredited)
Jean Marchat
Albert Rancourt

Crew

Yves Allégret
Director
Joy Cavill
Writer
W.P. Lipscomb
Writer
Lee Robinson
Writer
François Ponthier
Novel

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