The Ascent
1994 · ★ 5.3 · Dir. Donald Shebib
The real-life adventure of a dashing Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp because he dreams of climbing 17,000-foot Mt. Kenya and planting the Italian flag at the summit. The obsessive British camp commander pursues him, and the two men are locked in a battle of wills, fuelled by honor and their love for the same woman.
- Released
- 1994-09-15
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Language
- EN
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Vincent Spano
Franco Distassi
Ben Cross
Major Farrell
Tony Lo Bianco
Aldo
Mark Ingall
Sergeant Thomas
Rachel Ward
Patricia
John De Veillers
Major Quinn
Joe Valadez
Guido
Rico Vanden Hurck
Kirst
Jon Freeman
Paulo
Kenneth Mason
Stewart
Nigel Kynaston
Carlo
