The Ascent

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The Ascent is a 1977 Soviet World War II drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko, acclaimed for its stark spiritual and moral exploration of human suffering and sacrifice.

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instanceOf World War II film
film
awardReceived Golden Bear
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
awardYear 1977
basedOn Sotnikov
novel by Vasil Bykaŭ
castMember Anatoly Solonitsyn
Lyudmila Polyakova
Sergei Yakovlev
censorshipStatus approved for release in the Soviet Union
cinematographer Vladimir Chukhnov NERFINISHED
composer Alfred Schnittke
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
criticalReception acclaimed
director Larisa Shepitko
directorLastFilm true
distributor Mosfilm
editor Valeriya Belova
filmFestival 27th Berlin International Film Festival
genre psychological drama
war drama
hasColor black-and-white
leadActor Boris Plotnikov
Vladimir Gostyukhin NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus two Soviet partisans captured by Nazis
notableFor depiction of martyrdom and collaboration
spiritual and moral exploration of war
stark black-and-white cinematography
originalLanguage Russian
partOf Soviet cinema
productionCompany Mosfilm
releaseFormat theatrical film
runningTime 111 minutes
screenwriter Larisa Shepitko
Yuri Klepikov NERFINISHED
setInCountry Belarus
setInPeriod World War II
theme betrayal
human suffering
moral choice
sacrifice
spirituality
yearOfRelease 1977

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Larisa Shepitko notableWork The Ascent
Soviet film industry notableFilm The Ascent
Lenfilm notableWork The Ascent