Movielogr
The Ascent (1994)
Directed by Donald Shebib
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.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
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