The Ascent (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.
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Vincent Spano
as Franco Distassi
as Franco Distassi
Ben Cross
as Major Farrell
as Major Farrell
Tony Lo Bianco
as Aldo
as Aldo
Rachel Ward
as Patricia
as Patricia
Mark Ingall
as Sergeant Thomas
as Sergeant Thomas
John De Veillers
as Major Quinn
as Major Quinn
Joe Valadez
as Guido
as Guido
Jon Freeman
as Paulo
as Paulo
Rico Vanden Hurck
as Kirst
as Kirst
Kenneth Mason
as Stewart
as Stewart
Nigel Kynaston
as Carlo
as Carlo
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Felice Benuzzi
Novel
Novel
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Michael Baugh
Production Design
Production Design
David Wiltse
Screenplay
Screenplay
Tim Harbert
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Casting
Njeri Karago
Producer
Producer
Donald Shebib
Director
Director
Ron Wisman
Editor
Editor
Robert C. Bantle
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Irwin Fisch
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
David Connell
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Thomas Molito
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
