The Ascent
Apr 02 1977
•2h 51m
•Drama, War
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.
Cast
See allBoris Plotnikov
Sotnikov
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Rybak
Sergey Yakovlev
Village Elder
Lyudmila Polyakova
Demchikha
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