Where to watch The Ascent in Canada
The Ascent is streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. Availability checked 13 June 2026.
About The Ascent
The Ascent is a 1977 movie in the Drama and War genres, directed by Larisa Shepitko, starring Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin and Anatoliy Solonitsyn. It has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.8/10 from 246 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Ascent in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
The Ascent trailer
Overview
During a freezing WWII winter, two Soviet partisans on a mission to gather food contend with the temperature, the occupying Germans, and their own psyches.
Top cast
Boris Plotnikov
Sotnikov
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Rybak
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Portnov, collaborationist interrogator
Lyudmila Polyakova
Avginya Demchikha, the mother
Viktoriya Goldentul
Basya Meyer, the girl
Sergei Yakovlev
Petr Sych, village elder
Mariya Vinogradova
Village elder's wife
Mykola Sektymenko
Stas Gomenyuk, collaborationist policeman
Leonid Yukhin
Partisan commander
Aleksandr Zvenigorskiy
German officer
Vladimir Rudyy
German officer with black glasses
Anatoli Chebotaryov
German officer with glasses
Vasili Kravtsov
German officer
Vladimir Tkalich
German officer
Aleksandr Pyatkov
German soldier, executioner
Sergey Yurtaykin
Cart driver
Igor Bezyaev
Soviet partisan
Stanislav Borodokin
Soviet partisan
Stanislav Zhitaryov
Soviet partisan
Vadim Gusev
Soviet partisan
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch The Ascent in Canada?+
In Canada, you can stream The Ascent on Criterion Channel. It's also available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store.
Is The Ascent on Netflix?+
The Ascent is not on Netflix in Canada right now, but you can stream it on Criterion Channel.
How long is The Ascent?+
The Ascent has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).
Who stars in The Ascent?+
The Ascent stars Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Lyudmila Polyakova and Viktoriya Goldentul.
When did The Ascent come out?+
The Ascent is a 1977 movie directed by Larisa Shepitko.
What genre is The Ascent?+
The Ascent is Drama and War film.
Who directed The Ascent?+
The Ascent was directed by Larisa Shepitko.
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