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Director:
Tonino Valerii
Writers:
Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (story)
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Release Date:
27 December 1972 (West Germany) See more »
Genre:
Western See more »
Tagline:
A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...
Plot:
Branded a coward for surrendering his New Mexico fort to the Confederates without firing a shot, a Union colonel attempts to redeem himself by leading a band of condemned prisoners on a suicide mission to recapture it. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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James Coburn at his best! Premise of story is good. See more (14 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

James Coburn ... Colonel Pembroke

Telly Savalas ... Major Ward

Bud Spencer ... Eli Sampson
Reinhard Kolldehoff ... Sergeant Brent (as Ralph Goodwin)
José Suárez ... Major Charles Ballard (as Joseph Mitchell)
Ugo Fangareggi ... Wendel (as William Spafford)
Guy Mairesse ... Donald MacIvers (as Robert Burton)
Adolfo Lastretti ... Will Fernandez / Will Culder (as Guy Ranson)
Georges Géret ... Sergeant Spike (as Alan Leroy)
Christopher Hill
Joe Pollini ... Jeremy
Bill Norden
Don Getzson
Graig Nicol
Carson Drew
David Landau
Andrew Dean
Sharin Sher ... April
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rudolf G. Boevini ... (uncredited)
Carla Mancini ... (uncredited)
Fabrizio Moresco ... Ward's assistant (sergeant) (uncredited)
Joseph P. Persaud ... Apache (uncredited)
Turam Quibo ... (uncredited)
Francisco Sanz ... Farmer (uncredited)
Benito Stefanelli ... Private Samuel Pickett (uncredited)
Ángel Álvarez ... Scully the Monger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tonino Valerii 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Rafael Azcona  screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi  screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi  story
Tonino Valerii  screenplay
Tonino Valerii  story

Produced by
Michael Billingsley .... producer
Tullio Odevaine .... producer
Alfonso Sansone .... producer
Arthur Steloff .... producer
 
Original Music by
Riz Ortolani 
 
Cinematography by
Alejandro Ulloa 
 
Film Editing by
Franklin Boll  (as Franklin Brill)
Franco Fraticelli 
 
Makeup Department
Luciano Giustini .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Enrique Bellot .... production supervisor
Alfredo Cuomo .... production manager (as Alfred Cuomo)
Nino Milano .... production manager
Antonio Paoletti .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Brandt .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Kurt Doubrowsky .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Divo Cavicchioli .... still photographer
Eduardo Noé .... camera operator
Pasquale Rachini .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Osanna Guardini .... assistant costume designer
 
Music Department
Riz Ortolani .... conductor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Una ragione per vivere e una per morire" - Spain (original title)
"A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die!" - USA (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
Germany:79 min | USA:92 min | Norway:109 min (theatrical version) (1973) | 113 min (Northern Countries PAL DVD) | 119 min (original uncut version)
Country:
Spain | Italy | France | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Germany:12 (DVD rating) (cut version) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 (nf)
Company:
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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
James Coburn at his best! Premise of story is good., 15 April 2004
Author: printerbob from Apple Valley, CA

Who wouldn't jump at the chance to get off a gallows and take a chance at living? The motivation is, of course, gold...lot's of it. James Coburn does a very good job of portraying a soldier seeking justice for his murdered wife, and goes after Telly Sevallis with a vengance, using condemmed men as his team. Much like the Dirty Dozen, but without the military structure of WWII. Liked this movie but the sound track is typically Italian...overmodulated and scratchy. When I first saw this film I thought I was watching a Sergio Leone spaghetti western...even the music sounded the same. In spite of the similes and plagarised plots from other films in this genre, this one still turned out well. Good photography and special effects. Hope someday someone will remaster the sound and turn out a smashing DVD. Enjoy!

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