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The Ascent

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The Ascent

5.5

1h 36m

1994

Synopsis

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.

Director

Donald Shebib

WarAdventure

based on novel or bookworld war iiprisoner of warkenya

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Cast & Crew

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

as Franco Distassi

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

as Major Farrell

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

as Aldo

Rachel Ward

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

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