The Ascent
- Released on
War, Adventure
•- Runtime
- 96 mins
(4 votes)
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.
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
- Mark Ingall
- John De Veillers
- Joe Valadez
- Jon Freeman
- Rico Vanden Hurck
- Kenneth Mason
- Nigel Kynaston
Director
- Donald Shebib
Producers
- Njeri Karago
Screenwriter
- David Wiltse
