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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

Nigel Lovell

André Rancourt

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Matthews

Denise Vernac

Denise Vernac

Edwige Rancourt

Pierre Brice

Pierre Brice

(Uncredited)

Jean Marchat

Jean Marchat

Albert Rancourt

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Yves Allégret

Yves Allégret

Director

François Ponthier

François Ponthier

Novel

W.P. Lipscomb

W.P. Lipscomb

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Lee Robinson

Lee Robinson

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Joy Cavill

Joy Cavill

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The Ambitious One

19596.5 / 1089 min
Drama

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.