The Ambitious One

Original title: L'Ambitieuse
Duration: 89 min
Release date: 1959-10-14
IMDB

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.

Drama

L'Ambitieuse

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