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

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

Film · 1972

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

92 min · Directed by Tonino Valerii · PG

Western Action War

6.373
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A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...

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

Cast

James Coburn

James Coburn

Colonel Pembroke

Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer

Eli Sampson

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Major Ward

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Sergeant Brent

José Suárez

José Suárez

Maj. Charles Ballard

Francisco Sanz

Farmer

Ángel Álvarez

Ángel Álvarez

Scully the Monger

Mario Pardo

Mario Pardo

Roger, Farmer's Son

Ugo Fangareggi

Ugo Fangareggi

Ted Wendall

Concha Rabal

Benito Stefanelli

Benito Stefanelli

Samuel Piggott

Guy Mairesse

Donald McIvers

Alejandro de Enciso

Fabrizio Moresco

Fabrizio Moresco

Ward's Assistant

Adolfo Lastretti

Will Fernandez

Turam Quibo

Turam Quibo

Apache

Carla Mancini

Carla Mancini

Joe Pollini

Union Sergeant

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Sergeant Spike

Sharin Sher

April

David Landau

Angelo Casadei

Angelo Casadei

Soldato (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Tonino Valerii
Producer: Alfonso Sansone, Michael Billingsley, Tullio Odevaine, Skip Steloff
Writer: Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii, Rafael Azcona
Editor: Franklin Boll, Franco Fraticelli
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa
Production Design: Elio Micheli
Composer: Riz Ortolani
Sound: Kurt Doubrowsky
Costume: Elio Micheli
Makeup: Luciano Giustini

Details

Studios: Atlántida Films, Europrodis, Heritage Entertainment Inc.
Countries: France, Germany, Italy
Languages: Italian
Certification: PG
Release: December 27, 1972

Themes

spaghetti western

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