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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Bear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Sotnikov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Vasil Bykaŭ ⓘ |
| castMember |
Anatoly Solonitsyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyudmila Polyakova NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Yakovlev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | approved for release in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Vladimir Chukhnov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alfred Schnittke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Larisa Shepitko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorLastFilm | true ⓘ |
| distributor | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Valeriya Belova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival | 27th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Boris Plotnikov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vladimir Gostyukhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two Soviet partisans captured by Nazis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of martyrdom and collaboration
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spiritual and moral exploration of war ⓘ stark black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mosfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runningTime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Larisa Shepitko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuri Klepikov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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human suffering ⓘ moral choice ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1977 ⓘ |
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