The Ascent

1994Movie1 h 36 min

60
DecentGoodWatch score
60
DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Draws you into power games.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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