The Ambitious One

The Ambitious One — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 14, 1959
• Runtime
• 89 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Yves Allégret

The Ambitious One — Cast

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

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Nigel Lovell André Rancourt Reg Lye Matthews Denise Vernac Edwige Rancourt Pierre Brice (Uncredited)