The Ascent

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Boris Plotnikov

Sotnikov

Age : 71 | Popularity : 8%

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Rybak

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Sergey Yakovlev

Village Elder

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Lyudmila Polyakova

Demchikha

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Viktoriya Goldentul

Basya

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anatoliy Solonitsyn

Portnov, the Nazi Interrogator

Age : 47 | Popularity : 7%

Mariya Vinogradova

Village Elder's Wife

Age : 72 | Popularity : 9%

Nikolai Sektimenko

Stas'

Age : 58 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Valeriya Belova
Directing	Director	Larisa Shepitko
Writing	Writer	Yuri Klepikov Larisa Shepitko
	Novel	Vasili Bykov
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alfred Schnittke
	Sound	Yan Pototsky
Camera	Director of Photography	Vladimir Chukhnov Pavel Lebeshev
Production	Production Manager	Willie Geller
Art	Production Design	Yuri Raksha
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	S. Kalinin
Department	Role	Name

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