A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
“A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...”
1972•PG•1h 32m•6.3•Released
WesternActionWar
A dishonored Union Army officer leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army.
Director
Tonino Valerii
Writer
Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii, Rafael Azcona
Languages
Italian
Studio
Atlántida Films
Cast
James Coburn
Colonel Pembroke
Bud Spencer
Eli Sampson
Telly Savalas
Major Ward
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Sergeant Brent
José Suárez
Maj. Charles Ballard
Francisco Sanz
Farmer
Ángel Álvarez
Scully the Monger
Mario Pardo
Roger, Farmer's Son
Ugo Fangareggi
Ted Wendall
Concha Rabal
Benito Stefanelli
Samuel Piggott
Guy Mairesse
Donald McIvers
Alejandro de Enciso
Fabrizio Moresco
Ward's Assistant
Adolfo Lastretti
Will Fernandez
Production
Company
Atlántida Films
Company
Europrodis
Company
Heritage Entertainment Inc.
Company
Les Films Corona
Company
Sancrosiap
Producer
Alfonso Sansone
Producer
Michael Billingsley
Producer
Tullio Odevaine
Producer
Skip Steloff
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