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The Ambitious One (1959)

6.5/10 1h 29m Oct 14, 1959
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title L'ambitieuse
Original Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Mike Buchanan
Popularity: 2.1
Richard Basehart
Richard Basehart
George Rancourt
Popularity: 2.3
Andréa Parisy
Andréa Parisy
Dominique Rancourt
Popularity: 1.0
Nicole Berger
Nicole Berger
Claire Rancourt
Popularity: 1.7
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Nigel Lovell
André Rancourt
Popularity: 2.7
Reg Lye
Reg Lye
Matthews
Popularity: 7.6
Denise Vernac
Denise Vernac
Edwige Rancourt
Popularity: 1.4
Pierre Brice
Pierre Brice
(Uncredited)
Popularity: 6.0
Jean Marchat
Jean Marchat
Albert Rancourt
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Yves Allégret
Writer Joy Cavill, W.P. Lipscomb, Lee Robinson

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John Chard 6.5/10
Jul 28, 2015

The Tahiti Cockroaches. It's the story of people who must corrupt and change and flourish and wither. Operating under a number of different titles (the best being The Restless and the Damned), L'ambitieuse was simultaneously filmed both in French and English by director Yves Allégret. It sta ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 14, 1959
Runtime 1h 29m
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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