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.
Top Billed Cast
Vincent Spano
Franco Distassi
Ben Cross
Major Farrell
Tony Lo Bianco
Aldo
Rachel Ward
Patricia
Mark Ingall
Sergeant Thomas
Featured Crew
Donald Shebib
Director
David Wiltse
Screenplay
Felice Benuzzi
Novel
Njeri Karago
Producer
Tim Harbert
Associate Producer
Robert C. Bantle
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Jr.
Executive Producer
Thomas Molito
Executive Producer
Irwin Fisch
Original Music Composer
David Connell
Director of Photography
Ron Wisman
Editor
Lynn Kressel
Casting