The Ascent

The Ascent (1977) — drama, history, war film. Directed by Larisa Shepitko. Starring Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Lyudmila Polyakova. This page maps 4 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.9/10 from 257 votes.

The Ascent (1977) Poster

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A wartime journey turns into a moral confrontation between resistance, survival, sacrifice, and guilt.

Drama, History, War · 7.9/10 · 110 min · 1977

Based On

Credits

Director

Larisa Shepitko
Cast

as Sotnikov

Boris Plotnikov
Cast

as Rybak

Vladimir Gostyukhin
Cast

as Portnov, collaborationist interrogator

Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Cast

as Avginya Demchikha, the mother

Lyudmila Polyakova
Cast

as Basya Meyer, the girl

Viktoriya Goldentul
Cast

as Petr Sych, Village Elder

Sergei Yakovlev
Cast

as Village elder's wife

Mariya Vinogradova
Cast

as Stas Gomenyuk, collaborationist policeman

Mykola Sektymenko
Cast

as Partisan commander

Leonid Yukhin
Cast

as German officer

Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy
Cast

as German officer with black glasses

Vladimir Rudyy
Cast

as German officer with glasses

Anatoli Chebotaryov

Videos

A Ascensão | Trailer Legendado | HD
The Ascent (dir. Larisa Shepitko, 1976)
The Ascent - Hiding from the Nazis

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q760053), public domain (CC0).