The Ascent
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| The Ascent | |
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| Directed by | Larisa Shepitko |
| Written by | Vasil Bykov (novel Sotnikov) Yuri Klepikov Larisa Shepitko |
| Starring | Boris Plotnikov Vladimir Gostyukhin Sergei Yakovlev Lyudmila Polyakova |
| Music by | Alfred Schnittke |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Chukhnov Pavel Lebeshev |
| Release date(s) |  1976 22 December 1978 |
| Running time | 111 min |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
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The Ascent (Russian: Восхожде́ние, Voskhozhdeniye), is a 1976 black and white Soviet film directed by Larisa Shepitko (wife of film director Elem Klimov) and made at Mosfilm. It was Shepito's last film before her death in a car accident in 1979. The film won the Golden Bear award at the 1977 Berlinale.
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The film describes the journey of two Soviet partisans during World War II. Hungry and unable to get supplies, the two soldiers venture into German-occupied territory.
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| Preceded by Buffalo Bill and the Indians |
Golden Bear winner 1977 |
Succeeded by Las Truchas tied with La Palabras de Max |
