The Ascent
1977 · 111 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 10,919 VOTES · DIR. Larisa Shepitko
Overview
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. 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.
Dialogue Timeline — 852 lines
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00:00:20 MOSFILM
00:06:37 Then you'll be the one to get it.
00:09:19 We're in deep now.
00:11:32 See what I mean? Talking makes the road shorter.
00:16:31 So you work for the Germans.
00:18:54 And shut the door.
00:31:10 There's a cabin close by. It looks empty.
00:34:32 They also call Mama "Polgeniya."
00:37:24 All right. That's that.
00:42:08 Gotcha, sweeties!
00:49:35 Did you say something?
00:52:18 You'll have to trouble your conscience.
00:55:13 Without any of your noble words or arrogance.
01:00:13 Parkovsky.
01:02:36 Gamanyuk!
01:05:27 They already offered to take me into the police force.
01:07:54 Aren't you hoping for anything?
01:12:05 Get in, scum!
01:14:22 Don't think about it.
01:18:38 Closer!
01:22:09 What's so difficult? Are you human or not?
01:25:47 Herr Major, excuse me. This guy's asking to join the police.
01:33:02 Bastards.
01:49:03 THE END
Cast & Characters
Boris Plotnikov
Sotnikov
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Rybak
Sergey Yakovlev
Village elder
Lyudmila Polyakova
Demchikha
Viktoriya Goldentul
Basya
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Portnov, the Nazi interrogator
Mariya Vinogradova
Village elder's wife
Nikolai Sektimenko
Stas'
Anatoli Chebotaryov
Sergei Kanishchev
Boy wearing Budenovka
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed852
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:00:20
Final line01:49:03
Production Record
DirectorLarisa Shepitko
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes10,919