The Ascent

Plot 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.

Top Cast

Vincent Spano Franco Distassi

Ben Cross Major Farrell

Tony Lo Bianco Aldo

Rachel Ward Patricia

Mark Ingall Sergeant Thomas