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The Ambitious One

7.819591h 29mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorYves Allégret
WritersJoy Cavill·W.P. Lipscomb

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Cast · Directed by Yves Allégret

EOEdmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
Mike Buchanan
RBRichard Basehart
Richard Basehart
George Rancourt
APAndréa Parisy
Andréa Parisy
Dominique Rancourt
NBNicole Berger
Nicole Berger
Claire Rancourt
NL
Nigel Lovell
André Rancourt
RLReg Lye
Reg Lye
Matthews
DV
Denise Vernac
Edwige Rancourt
PBPierre Brice
Pierre Brice
(Uncredited)
JMJean Marchat
Jean Marchat
Albert Rancourt

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