The Ascent ( 1994 )

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Vincent Spano

Franco Distassi

Ben Cross

Major Farrell

Tony Lo Bianco

Aldo

Rachel Ward

Patricia

Mark Ingall

Sergeant Thomas

John De Veillers

Major Quinn

Joe Valadez

Guido

Jon Freeman

Paulo

Rico Vanden Hurck

Kirst

Kenneth Mason

Stewart

Nigel Kynaston

Carlo