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Boris Plotnikov | ... |
Sotnikov
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Vladimir Gostyukhin | ... |
Rybak
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Sergey Yakovlev | ... |
Village elder
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Lyudmila Polyakova | ... |
Demchikha
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Viktoriya Goldentul | ... |
Basya
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Anatoliy Solonitsyn | ... |
Portnov, the Nazi interrogator
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Mariya Vinogradova | ... |
Village elder's wife
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Nikolai Sektimenko | ... |
Stas'
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Sergei Kanishchev | ... |
Boy wearing Budenovka
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Two Soviet partisans depart their starving band on a short march to a nearby farm to get supplies. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
2 April 1977 (Soviet Union) See more »Also Known As:
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Rybak: So then, to the grave - to feed the worms. Right?
Sotnikov: That's not the worst that could happen. No. That's not what I'm talking about. Now I understand. I understand. The important thing is to be true to yourself.
Rybak: Fool! You're a fool, Sotnikov. You graduated from the institute for nothing. I want to live! To live! To kill those bastards! Understand?...
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Sotnikov: [Imprisoned, Sotnikov and Rybak are arguing whether to speak with Germans or not] We're soldiers. Soldiers. Don't crawl in shit. You'll never wash it off.Rybak: So then, to the grave - to feed the worms. Right?
Sotnikov: That's not the worst that could happen. No. That's not what I'm talking about. Now I understand. I understand. The important thing is to be true to yourself.
Rybak: Fool! You're a fool, Sotnikov. You graduated from the institute for nothing. I want to live! To live! To kill those bastards! Understand?...
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Having just seen this, I find it hard to believe that it is not better known. This and the slightly-better-known, but almost-as-shamefully-neglected COME AND SEE (Klimov, 1986) must be two of the greatest war films. They are meaningful, powerful, incisive. THE ASCENT is also gifted with a sparingly-used, but brilliantly trenchant score by Schnittke.