The Ascent

Name: The Ascent
Cast: Vincent Spano, Ben Cross, Tony Lo Bianco, Rachel Ward, Mark Ingall

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Donald ShebibWriter: David WiltseProducers: Njeri Karago, Robert C. Bantle, Robert Halmi Jr., Thomas Molito

Vincent Spano

as Franco Distassi

Ben Cross

as Major Farrell

Tony Lo Bianco

as Aldo

Rachel Ward

as Patricia

Mark Ingall

as Sergeant Thomas

John De Veillers

as Major Quinn

Joe Valadez

as Guido

Jon Freeman

as Paulo

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