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The Ambitious One

6.5 89 mins Drama   1959
Silver Films   Films Chrysaor   Flora Film   Sud-Pacifique Films   Atel Film  
Director(s): Yves Allégret

Release Date: 14 Wed, Oct 1959

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.

Casts of The Ambitious One

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

Denise Vernac

as Edwige Rancourt

Pierre Brice

as (Uncredited)

Jean Marchat

as Albert Rancourt

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