The Ambitious One

Name: The Ambitious One
Director: Yves Allégret
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-10-14
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Richard Basehart, Andréa Parisy, Nicole Berger, Nigel Lovell

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1959 · 89 min · Drama · TMDB 7.8/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Yves Allégret

Cast

Edmond O'Brien — Mike Buchanan
Richard Basehart — George Rancourt
Andréa Parisy — Dominique Rancourt
Nicole Berger — Claire Rancourt
Nigel Lovell — André Rancourt