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The Ambitious One (1959)
Directed by Yves Allégret
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.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Edmond O'Brien | Richard Basehart | Andréa Parisy | Nicole Berger | Nigel Lovell | Reg Lye | Denise Vernac | Pierre Brice | Jean Marchat