The Ascent

The Ascent

96 mins | Adventure, War | Sept. 15, 1994

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 Ascent

96 mins | Adventure, War | Sept. 15, 1994

The Ascent
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers RHI Entertainment, Cabin Fever Entertainment
Original title The Ascent
Directors Donald Shebib
Writers Felice Benuzzi, David Wiltse

Cast

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

Kenneth Mason

as Stewart

Nigel Kynaston

as Carlo