Aging London stockbroker Charles Strickland (Laurence Olivier) abruptly abandoned career-and distraught wife (Geraldine Fitzgerald)-to pursue a Bohemian painter's existence in Paris. His quixotic search for excellence would eventually bring him to Tahiti, while leaving behind wrecked lives for those in his orbit. Acclaimed broadcast take on the Somerset Maugham novel that won Emmys for Olivier and director Robert Mulligan also stars Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Jean Marsh, Denholm Elliott. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.