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The Ambitious One
1959 6.5 (1 votes) 1h 29m
Genres
Drama

The Ambitious One (L'ambitieuse)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Yves Allégret

Writer: Joy Cavill, W.P. Lipscomb, Lee Robinson

Top Cast

Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien

Mike Buchanan

Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart

George Rancourt

Andréa Parisy
Andréa Parisy

Dominique Rancourt

Nicole Berger
Nicole Berger

Claire Rancourt

Nigel Lovell

André Rancourt

Reg Lye
Reg Lye

Matthews

Denise Vernac
Denise Vernac

Edwige Rancourt

Pierre Brice
Pierre Brice

(Uncredited)

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