Drama · France · 1959 · 1h 29m

The Ambitious One

L'Ambitieuse

Director

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 Reg Lye as Matthews

Crew

W.P. Lipscomb — Writer Lee Robinson — Writer Joy Cavill — Writer François Ponthier — Novel

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

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

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