Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Tahiti
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Setting
Set in French Polynesia
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Music
Music by Henri Crolla
Details
- Director
- Writers
- François PonthierNovel
- W.P. LipscombWriter
- Lee RobinsonWriter
- Joy CavillWriter
- Original title
- L'Ambitieuse
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 14, 1959
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France, Italy, Australia, French Polynesia
Cast
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