The Ascent

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.

Cast

Vincent Spano

Played Franco Distassi
Ben Cross

Played Major Farrell
Tony Lo Bianco

Played Aldo
Rachel Ward

Played Patricia
Mark Ingall

Played Sergeant Thomas
John De Veillers

Played Major Quinn
Joe Valadez

Played Guido
Jon Freeman

Played Paulo
Rico Vanden Hurck

Played Kirst
Kenneth Mason

Played Stewart
Nigel Kynaston

Played Carlo

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