Les Ambitieux (1964)
À la mort de Jonas Cord Sénior en 1925, le séduisant Jonas Junior prend le contrôle de l'entreprise familiale Cord Chemical Factory. Aussitôt, il rachète les parts de sa belle-mère, la veuve Rina Marlowe Cord (une ex qui a épousé Jonas Sénior pour sa fortune) ainsi que celles de Nevada Smith, un vacher qui a été comme un père pour lui dans son enfance. Ce n'est que le début de la vertigineuse ascension de Jonas Junior qui, s'entourant des meilleurs conseillers et avocats, construit un empire financier en investissant dans les industries du plastique et de l'aéronautique. Par intérêt, il épouse l'héritière Monica Winthrop qu'il néglige ensuite après avoir ruiné le père. Avec l'avènement du cinéma parlant, Jonas se fait producteur et réalisateur et promeut les carrières de Nevada et Rina devenus stars de cinéma. Mais Rina, alcoolique, se tue en voiture et Jonas, pour rentabiliser ses studios après la disparition de sa grande vedette maison, la remplace par un sosie, Jennie Denton...
Directeur:
Edward Dmytryk
écrivain:
John Michael Hayes
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George Peppard as Jonas Cord Junior |
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Alan Ladd as Nevada Smith |
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Carroll Baker as Rina Marlowe Cord |
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Robert Cummings as Dan Pierce |
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Martha Hyer as Jennie Denton |
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Elizabeth Ashley as Monica Winthrop |
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Lew Ayres as Mac McAllister |
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Martin Balsam as Bernard B. Norman |
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Ralph Taeger as Buzz Dalton |
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Archie Moore as Jedediah |
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Leif Erickson as Jonas Cord Sr. |
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Arthur Franz as Morrissey |
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Tom Tully as Amos Winthrop |
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Audrey Totter as Prostitute |
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Anthony Warde as Moroni |
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Charles Lane as Eugene Denby |
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Tom Lowell as David Woolf |
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John Conte as Ed Ellis |
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Vaughn Taylor as Doctor |
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Francesca Bellini as Cynthia Randall |
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Victoria Jean as Jo Ann Cord |
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Bess Flowers as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Ann Doran as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lisa Seagram as Moroni's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Lynn Borden as Starlet in Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Wag Blesing as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Frank London as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Crew | George Barrows | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Harold Robbins | Novel |
| Production | Joseph E. Levine | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bud Parman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Bill Wistrom | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Arthur Krams | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Double |
| Writing | John Michael Hayes | Screenplay |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Sound | John R. Carter | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Norbert Haring | Grip |
| Art | Robert McCrellis | Props |
| Sound | Jim Miller | Sound Recordist |
