The Ambitious One
1959, French. Directed by Yves Allégret.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 14 October 1959
- Original title
- L'Ambitieuse
- Country
- France, Italy, Australia, French Polynesia
- Written by
- W.P. Lipscomb, Lee Robinson, Joy Cavill
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The Ambitious One runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Ambitious One isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 October 1959. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ambitious One?
The Ambitious One (1959) was directed by Yves Allégret and stars Edmond O'Brien, Richard Basehart, Andréa Parisy.