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The Ascent (1977)

Overview

Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
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Larisa Shepitko profile
Larisa Shepitko

Director

Cast

Boris Plotnikov profile
Boris Plotnikov

Sotnikov

Vladimir Gostyukhin profile
Vladimir Gostyukhin

Rybak

Sergey Yakovlev profile
Sergey Yakovlev

Village Elder

Lyudmila Polyakova profile
Lyudmila Polyakova

Demchikha

Viktoriya Goldentul profile
Viktoriya Goldentul

Basya

Anatoliy Solonitsyn profile
Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Portnov, the Nazi Interrogator

Mariya Vinogradova profile
Mariya Vinogradova

Village Elder's Wife

Nikolai Sektimenko profile
Nikolai Sektimenko

Stas'

Anatoli Chebotaryov profile
Anatoli Chebotaryov

Sergei Kanishchev profile
Sergei Kanishchev

Boy wearing Budenovka (as Serezha Kanishchev)

Vasili Kravtsov profile
Vasili Kravtsov

Mikhail Selyutin profile
Mikhail Selyutin

Boris Plotnikov profile
Boris Plotnikov

Sotnikov

Vladimir Gostyukhin profile
Vladimir Gostyukhin

Rybak

Sergey Yakovlev profile
Sergey Yakovlev

Village Elder

Lyudmila Polyakova profile
Lyudmila Polyakova

Demchikha

Viktoriya Goldentul profile
Viktoriya Goldentul

Basya

Anatoliy Solonitsyn profile
Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Portnov, the Nazi Interrogator

Mariya Vinogradova profile
Mariya Vinogradova

Village Elder's Wife

Nikolai Sektimenko profile
Nikolai Sektimenko

Stas'

Anatoli Chebotaryov profile
Anatoli Chebotaryov

Sergei Kanishchev profile
Sergei Kanishchev

Boy wearing Budenovka (as Serezha Kanishchev)

Vasili Kravtsov profile
Vasili Kravtsov

Mikhail Selyutin profile
Mikhail Selyutin

Extra

Release Date

April 2, 1977

Original Language

German, Russian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Mosfilm logoTretye Tvorcheskoe Obyedinenie logo

Available On

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Videos

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The Ascent (dir. Larisa Shepitko, 1976)
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The Ascent - Hiding from the Nazis

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