The Ascent (1994)

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.

Released Sept. 15, 1994 96 min 11+

Genres: Adventure, War

Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.prisoner-of-war, tmdb.kenya, imdb.world-war-two, imdb.prisoner-of-war-camp, imdb.based-on-novel + 5 more, imdb.prisoner-of-war, imdb.mountain-climbing, imdb.kenya, imdb.independent-film, aspectratio.2-35-1