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A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)

A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...

Genre : Western

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Tonino Valerii
Writer : Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii

Synopsis

A dishonored Union Army officer (James Coburn) leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army.

Actors

James Coburn
James Coburn
Colonel Pembroke
Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
Major Ward
Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer
Eli Sampson
Georges Géret
Georges Géret
Sergeant Spike
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Sergeant Brent
Guy Mairesse
Guy Mairesse
Donald MacIvers
José Suárez
José Suárez
Major Charles Ballard
Ugo Fangareggi
Ugo Fangareggi
Ted Randall
Benito Stefanelli
Benito Stefanelli
Piggott
Adolfo Lastretti
Adolfo Lastretti
Will Colder
Fabrizio Moresco
Fabrizio Moresco
Wards Sergeant
Francisco Sanz
Francisco Sanz
Farmer
Carla Mancini
Carla Mancini
Mario Pardo
Mario Pardo
Roger, Sohn des Farmers
Concha Rabal
Concha Rabal
Conchita Rabal
Alejandro de Enciso
Alejandro de Enciso
José Antonio Lopez
Turam Quibo
Turam Quibo
Jeremy
Paco Sanz
Paco Sanz
Farmer
Giuseppe Pollini
Giuseppe Pollini
Sergeant der Nordstaaten

Crews

Tonino Valerii
Tonino Valerii
Director
Rafael Azcona
Rafael Azcona
Screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi
Ernesto Gastaldi
Screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi
Ernesto Gastaldi
Story
Tonino Valerii
Tonino Valerii
Screenplay
Tonino Valerii
Tonino Valerii
Story
Michael Billingsley
Michael Billingsley
Producer
Tullio Odevaine
Tullio Odevaine
Producer
Alfonso Sansone
Alfonso Sansone
Producer
Arthur Steloff
Arthur Steloff
Producer
Riz Ortolani
Riz Ortolani
Music
Franklin Boll
Franklin Boll
Editor
Franco Fraticelli
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Elio Micheli
Elio Micheli
Production Design
Elio Micheli
Elio Micheli
Costume Design
Luciano Giustini
Luciano Giustini
Makeup Department Head
Alejandro Ulloa
Alejandro Ulloa
Director of Photography
Enrique Bellot
Enrique Bellot
Production Supervisor
Alfredo Cuomo
Alfredo Cuomo
Production Manager
Nino Milano
Nino Milano
Production Manager
Antonio Paoletti
Antonio Paoletti
Production Supervisor
Tony Brandt
Tony Brandt
Assistant Director
Joe Pollini
Joe Pollini
Assistant Director
Kurt Doubrowsky
Kurt Doubrowsky
Sound
Miguel Pedregosa
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts

Trailers and other movies

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