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Shepitko’s emotionally overwhelming final film won the Golden Bear at the 1977 Berlin Film Festival and has been hailed around the world as the finest Soviet film of its decade. Set during World War II's darkest days, The Ascent follows the path of two peasant soldiers, cut off from their troop, who trudge through the snowy backwoods of Belarus seeking refuge among villagers. Their harrowing trek leads them on a journey of betrayal, heroism, and ultimate transcendence.
Original Release
04/02/1977
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Boris Plotnikov | Sotnikov |
| Vladimir Gostyukhin | Rybak |
| Sergey Yakovlev | Village elder |
| Lyudmila Polyakova | Demchikha |
| Viktoriya Goldentul | Basya |
| Anatoliy Solonitsyn | Portnov, the Nazi interrogator |
| Mariya Vinogradova | Village elder's wife |
| Nikolai Sektimenko | Stas' |
| Anatoli Chebotaryov | |
| Sergei Kanishchev | Boy wearing Budenovka / Boy wearing Budenovka (as Serezha Kanishchev) |
Directors
Writers
Larisa Shepitko, Vasiliy Bykov, Yuri Klepikov
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Boris Plotnikov | Sotnikov |
| Vladimir Gostyukhin | Rybak |
| Sergey Yakovlev | Village elder |
| Lyudmila Polyakova | Demchikha |
| Viktoriya Goldentul | Basya |
| Anatoliy Solonitsyn | Portnov, the Nazi interrogator |
| Mariya Vinogradova | Village elder's wife |
| Nikolai Sektimenko | Stas' |
| Anatoli Chebotaryov | |
| Sergei Kanishchev | Boy wearing Budenovka / Boy wearing Budenovka (as Serezha Kanishchev) |
| Vasili Kravtsov | |
| Mikhail Selyutin | |
| Leonid Yukhin | |
| Aleksandr Zvenigorsky | |
| Vladimir Rudyy | nemetskiy ofitser v chornykh ochkakh |
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