The Ambitious One (1959)

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The Ambitious One on IMDb 7.0/10 12 votes

Released:
1959-10-14

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.

Director:
Yves Allégret

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Edmond O'Brien
    as
    Mike Buchanan
  • Richard Basehart
    as
    George Rancourt
  • Andréa Parisy
    as
    Dominique Rancourt
  • Nicole Berger
    as
    Claire Rancourt
  • Nigel Lovell
    as
    André Rancourt