The Ascent

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The Ascent
German poster
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 Shepitko's last film before her death in a car accident in 1979. The film won the Golden Bear award at the 1977 Berlinale.

[edit] Synopsis

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.

[edit] See also

• List of war films
• List of recent films in black and white

[edit] External links

• Voskhozhdeniye at the Internet Movie Database
• [1]

Awards
Preceded by Buffalo Bill and the Indians	Golden Bear winner 1977	Succeeded by Las Truchas tied with La Palabras de Max

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