1994
5.5 (4 votes)
1h 36m
Genres
War
Adventure
Production Companies
RHI Entertainment
Cabin Fever Entertainment
Cabin Fever Entertainment
The Ascent
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.
Key Crew
Director: Donald Shebib
Screenplay: David Wiltse
Producer: Njeri Karago
Director of Photography: David Connell
