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The Ambitious One (1959)

1h 29m

Running Time

The Ambitious One (1959)

Name: The Ambitious One
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-10-14

1h 29m

Running Time

Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Edmond O'Brien

Mike Buchanan

Richard Basehart

George Rancourt

Andréa Parisy

Dominique Rancourt

Nicole Berger

Claire Rancourt

Nigel Lovell

André Rancourt

Reg Lye

Matthews

Denise Vernac

Edwige Rancourt

Pierre Brice

(Uncredited)

Jean Marchat

Albert Rancourt

Yves Allégret

Director

François Ponthier

Novel

W.P. Lipscomb

Writer

Lee Robinson

Writer

Joy Cavill

Writer

Robert Dorfmann

Producer

Chips Rafferty

Producer

Henri Crolla

Composer

André Hodeir

Composer

Carl Kayser

Cinematographer

Albert Jurgenson

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 14, 1959

Original Name
L'ambitieuse

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 29m

Filming Locations
Tahiti, France

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2024-12-31

Wiki.

The Restless and the Damned (also known as L'Ambitieuse) is a 1959 French-Australian film co produced by Lee Robinson. It was shot on location in Tahiti and the Tuamotu Islands. There are French and English-language versions.

The film's financial failure marked the end of Robinson's involvement in the film industry in the 1950s. It is also known as The Ambitious One, The Dispossessed and The Climbers.