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The Ascent
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The Ascent

1977-04-02 · 110 min · ★ 7.9

Drama · War

During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.

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Directors
Larisa Shepitko
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Boris PlotnikovBoris PlotnikovSotnikov
Vladimir GostyukhinVladimir GostyukhinRybak
Anatoliy SolonitsynAnatoliy SolonitsynPortnov, Collaborationist Interrogator
Lyudmila PolyakovaLyudmila PolyakovaAvginya Demchikha, the Mother
Viktoriya GoldentulViktoriya GoldentulBasya Meyer, the Girl
Sergei YakovlevSergei YakovlevPetr Sych, Village Elder
Mariya VinogradovaMariya VinogradovaVillage Elder's Wife
Mykola SektymenkoMykola SektymenkoStas Gomenyuk, Collaborationist Policeman
Leonid YukhinLeonid YukhinPartisan Commander
Aleksandr ZvenigorskiyGerman Officer
Vladimir RudyyVladimir RudyyGerman Officer with Black Glasses
Anatoli ChebotaryovGerman Officer with Glasses
Vasili KravtsovVasili KravtsovGerman Officer
Vladimir TkalichVladimir TkalichGerman Officer
Aleksandr PyatkovAleksandr PyatkovGerman Soldier, Executioner
Sergey YurtaykinSergey YurtaykinCart Driver
Igor BezyaevIgor BezyaevSoviet Partisan
Stanislav BorodokinStanislav BorodokinSoviet Partisan
Stanislav ZhitaryovStanislav ZhitaryovSoviet Partisan
Vadim GusevSoviet Partisan

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