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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:20 MOSFILM
00:06:33 We need to get out of here and find something to eat.
00:09:11 Why didn't you stay? Someone else could've come.
00:11:18 Damn. I would've married right away if it wasn't for the war.
00:16:19 Yes.
00:18:36 He's sick.
00:27:23 Grab on.
00:34:13 I see.
00:37:00 The bullet's still inside him. We'll have to get it out.
00:39:49 German scum!
00:47:56 Go on!
00:51:36 I can even see you're prepared for that.
00:54:20 Right here.
00:59:41 Where were you headed?
01:01:16 What Sych? What Sych? I didn't say anything!
01:04:41 Listen to me.
01:06:51 I want to live! To live!
01:10:25 But I see you were more fortunate.
01:13:02 Who's that - Portnov?
01:15:36 Whoever it might be...
01:20:19 Listen.
01:23:03 Shoot me alone!
01:26:44 He's not here anymore. Think a little harder.
01:40:39 Here.
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 line01:40:39
Production Record
DirectorLarisa Shepitko
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes10,919