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The Ascent (1994)
Directed by Donald Shebib
War, Adventure · 1h 36m
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.
Cast
Vincent Spano
Ben Cross
Tony Lo Bianco
Rachel Ward
Crew
- Director
- Donald Shebib
- Screenplay
- David Wiltse
- Novel
- Felice Benuzzi
- Director of Photography
- David Connell
- Original Music Composer
- Irwin Fisch
- Editor
- Ron Wisman
- Producer
- Njeri Karago
Details
- Release date
- 1994-09-15
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- War, Adventure
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada
- Production
- RHI Entertainment, Cabin Fever Entertainment