The Ascent (Criterion Collection) (1977) on Blu-ray

Actor: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergey Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Mariya Vinogradova, Nikolai Sektimenko
Director: Larisa Shepitko
Genre: Drama
Year: 1977
Studio: Criterion Collection
Length: 111 Min
Released: 01/26/2021
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-ray
Misc/Special Features: Standard; Soundtrack: Russian Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews; documentaries; bonus shorts "The Homeland of Electricity" (1967), "Larisa" (1980); more. In Russian with English subtitles.
Language: English
Subtitles : Yes

DESCRIPTION:

This stirring Soviet drama is set during World War II and focuses on Sotnikov (Boris Plotnikov) and Rybak (Vladimir Gostyukhin), partisan soldiers captured by the Germans in Belarus while searching for food for their unit. As one of them suffers horrendous torture when he resists interrogation, the other chooses to collaborate with the local police in order to save his own life. Sergey Yakovlev, Lyudmila Polyakova, Viktoriya Goldentul also star.