The Ascent
1994
War
Adventure
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.
Cast
Vincent Spano
Franco Distassi
Ben Cross
Major Farrell
Tony Lo Bianco
Aldo
Rachel Ward
Patricia
Mark Ingall
Sergeant Thomas
John De Veillers
Major Quinn
Joe Valadez
Guido
Jon Freeman
Paulo
Rico Vanden Hurck
Kirst
Kenneth Mason
Stewart
Directors
Donald Shebib
