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The Ascent

Apr 2, 1977 · 1h 50m

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Drama

War

PLOT

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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CAST

Boris Plotnikov

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Portnov, Collaborationist Interrogator

Lyudmila Polyakova

Avginya Demchikha, the Mother

Viktoriya Goldentul

Basya Meyer, the Girl

Sergei Yakovlev

Petr Sych, Village Elder

Mariya Vinogradova

Village Elder's Wife

Mykola Sektymenko

Stas Gomenyuk, Collaborationist Policeman

Directed by Larisa Shepitko

DETAILS

Status

Released

Original language

RU

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Production

Mosfilm

Country

SU

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