The Ascent

The Ascent (1994)


  • Genre: War, Adventure
  • Release Date: 1994-09-15
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RHI Entertainment
  • Production Country: United States of America, Canada
  • Director: Donald Shebib
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Summary

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.

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  • Vincent Spano

    as Franco Distassi
  • Ben Cross

    as Major Farrell
  • Tony Lo Bianco

    as Aldo
  • Rachel Ward

    as Patricia
  • Mark Ingall

    as Sergeant Thomas
  • John De Veillers

    as Major Quinn
  • Joe Valadez

    as Guido
  • Jon Freeman

    as Paulo
  • Rico Vanden Hurck

    as Kirst
  • Kenneth Mason

    as Stewart
  • Nigel Kynaston

    as Carlo
Production Tim Harbert Associate Producer
Production Robert C. Bantle Executive Producer
Writing Felice Benuzzi Novel
Production Thomas Molito Executive Producer
Editing Ron Wisman Editor
Directing Donald Shebib Director
Production Lynn Kressel Casting
Camera David Connell Director of Photography
Production Robert Halmi Jr. Executive Producer
Sound Irwin Fisch Original Music Composer
Writing David Wiltse Screenplay
Production Njeri Karago Producer
Art Michael Baugh Production Design