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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.
The Ascent (1977) is a drama and war film directed by Larisa Shepitko, released on April 2, 1977 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn and Lyudmila Polyakova. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 256 ratings.
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Boris Plotnikov
as Sotnikov
Vladimir Gostyukhin
as Rybak
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
as Portnov, collaborationist interrogator
Lyudmila Polyakova
as Avginya Demchikha, the mother
Viktoriya Goldentul
as Basya Meyer, the girl
Sergei Yakovlev
as Petr Sych, village elder
Mariya Vinogradova
as Village elder's wife
Mykola Sektymenko
as Stas Gomenyuk, collaborationist policeman
Leonid Yukhin
as Partisan commander
Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy
as German officer
Vladimir Rudyy
as German officer with black glasses
Anatoli Chebotaryov
as German officer with glasses
Directed by Larisa Shepitko, written by Vasili Bykov, Yuri Klepikov and Larisa Shepitko, produced by Willie Geller.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 256 ratings.
This starts and finishes with the same shot - a freezing cold snowscape peppered with a few telegraph poles amidst a wilderness that the Soviet population were prepared to to die to protect from the invading Nazis. Two Red Army partisans are doing their best to frustrate their enemy whilst combating the brutality of the terrain and the climate. "Sotnikov" (Boris Plotnikov) and "Rybak" (Vladimir Gostyukhin) are out…
Reviewed on December 15, 2024
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The Ascent (1977) is available to stream on Criterion Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Ascent (1977) includes Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Lyudmila Polyakova and Viktoriya Goldentul. The film was directed by Larisa Shepitko. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Ascent was released on April 2, 1977 and runs for 1h 50m.
The Ascent (1977) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 256 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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