The Ascent
– The real-life adventure of a dashing Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp beca..
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.
15 Sep 1994
English
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Donald Shebib
Felice Benuzzi (novel), David Wiltse (screenplay)
Vincent Spano, Ben Cross, Tony Lo Bianco, Rachel Ward
A highly fictionalized real-life adventure of an Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp to climb the challenging 17,000-foot Mt. Kenya and plant the Italian flag on the ...
RHI Entertainment