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The Ascent

55% | Sep 15, 1994 | War, Adventure

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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Donald Shebib
Director
David Wiltse
Screenplay

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Vincent Spano
Franco Distassi
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Ben Cross
Major Farrell
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Rachel Ward
Patricia
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Mark Ingall
Sergeant Thomas

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