The Ascent(1977)
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.
Movie: The Ascent
Top 10 Billed Cast
Борис Андреевич Сотников (озв. Александр Демьяненко)
Коля Рыбак
Пётр Сыч, староста
Авгинья Демчиха
Бася
Павел Гаврилович Портнов, следователь у фашистов
старостиха
Стась Гоменюк, полицай
командир партизанского отряда
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Video: The Ascent - Hiding from the Nazis
The Ascent - Hiding from the Nazis
The Ascent (dir. Larisa Shepitko, 1976)
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The Ascent - Hiding from the Nazis - Clip
The Ascent (dir. Larisa Shepitko, 1976) - Clip
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