The Ascent

The Ascent

Release Date: 1994-09-15

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.5 / 10

Cast

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

as Franco Distassi

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

as Major Farrell

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

as Patricia

Mark Ingall

Mark Ingall

as Sergeant Thomas

Crew

  • Tim Harbert - Associate Producer

  • Robert C. Bantle - Executive Producer

  • Felice Benuzzi - Novel

  • Thomas Molito - Executive Producer

  • Ron Wisman - Editor

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