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Una ragione per vivere e una per morire (Italy · France · Spain · Germany 1972 / Director: Tonino Valerii)

Also known as

A Reason To Live, A Reason To Die movie poster

Synopsis

Disgraced Union officer Colonel Pembroke (James Coburn), offers to re-capture Fort Holdman, which he surrendered several years earlier to the Confederacy. Now under the control of the "Mad-Genius," Major Ward (Telly Savalas), Pembroke enlists the help of convicted felon Eli Sampson (Bud Spencer) and six other vagabonds in his suicidal mission, promising them gold in return for their skills.

Credits

Cast (Italian): James Coburn (Colonel Pembroke), Bud Spencer (Eli Sampson), Telly Savalas (Major Ward), Reinhard Kolldehoff [as René Kolldehoff] (Sergeant Brent), José Suárez (Major Charles Ballard), Ugo Fangareggi (Fred/Ed Wendel), Guy Mairesse (Donald MacIvers), Benito Stefanelli (Private Samuel Pickett), Adolfo Lastretti (Will Caulder/Fernandez), Turam Quibo (Jeremy, halfbreed), Fabrizio Moresco (Ward's aide), Francisco Sanz [as Paco Sanz] (farmer), Carla Mancini, Rudolf G. Boevini, Giuseppe Pollini (corporal), Georges Géret (Sergeant Spike)
Additional Spanish credits: Angel Alvarez (Scully the monger), Mario Pardo (Roger, farmer's son), Conchita Rabal (April, Roger's wife), Alejandro de Enciso [as José Antonio Lopez] (rebel soldier), Rudolf Gaeval
Uncredited: Angelo Casadei (rebel soldier)

Director: Tonino Valerii
Story: Ernesto Gastaldi [as Howard Sandford], Tonino Valerii
Screenplay: Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii, Rafael Azcona
Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa [as Alexander Besch] [Eastmancolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
Music: Riz Ortolani
Producer: Arthur Steloff

Reviews

Trivia

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Versions and runtimes

Runtime: 118 min
Many theatrical releases (USA, Germany etc) were shorter. The US theatrical version is 92mins and is the one on US BluRay or the MGM channel.
Comparison: German comedy version to German uncut version

Release Dates

October 27, 1972 (Italy)

Filming locations

Almeria: Rodalquilar
Tabernas: Llano Ochotorena
Tabernas: Fort Condor
Guadix: La Calahorra

Dubbing

There are three German dubs: an original theatrical dub from 1972 which has never been heard on VHS, DVD or BluRay, a re-dub made for television (ZDF) based more or less on the uncut version of the film, and a (more widely known) comedy dub..
There are also two English dubs: one of them does not have Coburn's own voice. US domestic theatrical cut (92min): Coburn dubs himself and some music cues and other voice actors are different as well. The International/Italian longer version: Coburn dubbed by Michael Forest, and some of Ortolani's music was taken from Day of Anger. Telly Savalas dubs himself in both versions.
Actors vor the Italian dub are Emilio Cigoli (Pembroke), Glauco Onorato (Sampson), Renzo Palmer (Ward), Leonardo Severini (Brent), Roberto Villa (Ballard), Michele Malaspina (Spike), Oreste Lionello (Wendel)

External Links

Internet Movie Database
Review by 800 SW (Spain)
Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)

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-''' Una ragione per vivere e una per morire''' (Italy, France, Spain, Germany [[:Category:1972|1972]] / Director: Tonino Valerii)
+''' Una ragione per vivere e una per morire''' (Italy · France · Spain · Germany [[:Category:1972|1972]] / Director: Tonino Valerii)
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+    <div class="col-md-6 order-md-2 h-100 float-md-right">
+===<i class="fas fa-language fa-xs"></i> Also known as===
+A Reason To Live, A Reason To Die (USA) | Massacre At Fort Holman (USA) | Sie verkaufen den Tod (Germany, uncut version) | Der Dicke und das Warzenschwein (Germany, comedy version) | Una razón para vivir y una para morir (Spain) | Une raison pour vivre, une raison pour mourir (France) | La horde des salopards (France) | Uma razão para viver outra para morrer (Portugal) | Uppskov med döden (Sweden) | De hangdas revansch (Sweden) | Bazlogza ziveti i umbreti (Turkey) | Yasamak icin bir neden, olmek icin bir neden (Turkey) | Prawo do życia, prawo do śmierci (Poland) | Uma razao para viver, uma razao para morrer (Argentina) | Proč žít a proč umírat (Czech Republic) | Trinity... Os Sete Magníficos (Brazil) | Едана причина да живееш и една да умреш (Bulgaria) | Клането във форт Холман (Bulgaria, VHS) | 홀만요새의 결투 (South Korea) | Élet vagy halál (Hungary)</div>
+    <div class="col-md-6 order-md-1 float-md-left">[[File:Una ragione per vivere ItPoster03.jpg|class=img-fluid|A Reason To Live, A Reason To Die movie poster|link=]]</div>
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+* <i class="fas fa-images"></i> [[/Pictures|Pictures]]
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+* <i class="fas fa-comments"></i> [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/a-reason-to-live-a-reason-to-die-una-ragione-per-vivere-e-una-per-morire-tonino-valerii-1972/468 Forum Topic]
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-'''Contents'''
+===<i class="fas fa-paragraph fa-xs"></i> Synopsis ===
-* [[/DVD|Available DVDs]]
+Disgraced Union officer Colonel Pembroke (James Coburn), offers to re-capture Fort Holdman, which he surrendered several years earlier to the Confederacy. Now under the control of the "Mad-Genius," Major Ward (Telly Savalas), Pembroke enlists the help of convicted felon Eli Sampson (Bud Spencer) and six other vagabonds in his suicidal mission, promising them gold in return for their skills.
-* [[/BluRay|Available BluRays]]
-* [[/OST|Soundtrack]]
+===<i class="fas fa-user-tag fa-xs"></i> Credits ===
-* [[/Pictures|Pictures]]
+*'''Cast''' (Italian): [[James Coburn]] (Colonel Pembroke), [[Bud Spencer]] (Eli Sampson), Telly Savalas (Major Ward), Reinhard Kolldehoff [as René Kolldehoff] (Sergeant Brent), José Suárez (Major Charles Ballard), Ugo Fangareggi (Fred/Ed Wendel), Guy Mairesse (Donald MacIvers), Benito Stefanelli (Private Samuel Pickett), Adolfo Lastretti (Will Caulder/Fernandez), Turam Quibo  (Jeremy, halfbreed), Fabrizio Moresco (Ward's aide), Francisco Sanz [as Paco Sanz] (farmer), Carla Mancini, Rudolf G. Boevini, Giuseppe Pollini (corporal), Georges Géret (Sergeant Spike)
-* [[/Trailers&Clips|Trailers & Clips]]
+*Additional Spanish credits: Angel Alvarez (Scully the monger), Mario Pardo (Roger, farmer's son), Conchita Rabal (April, Roger's wife), Alejandro de Enciso [as José Antonio Lopez] (rebel soldier), Rudolf Gaeval
+*Uncredited: Angelo Casadei (rebel soldier)
+*'''Director:''' Tonino Valerii
+*'''Story:''' Ernesto Gastaldi [as Howard Sandford], Tonino Valerii
+*'''Screenplay:''' Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii, Rafael Azcona
+*'''Cinematography:''' Alejandro Ulloa [as Alexander Besch] [Eastmancolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
+*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Riz_Ortolani|Riz Ortolani]]
+*'''Producer:''' Arthur Steloff
+===<i class="fas fa-gavel fa-xs"></i> Reviews===
 * [[A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die Review| Film Review 1]]
 * [[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Review (Scherpschutter)|Film Review 2]]
+* [[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die review by JD|Film Review 3]]
 * [[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die DVD Review|DVD Review]]
-* [https://forum.spaghetti-western.net/t/a-reason-to-live-a-reason-to-die-una-ragione-per-vivere-e-una-per-morire-tonino-valerii-1972/468 Discussion]
-</div>
-*'''Runtime:''' 118 min
-*'''Release Date:''' 27.10.1972
-== Also known as ==
-A Reason To Live, A Reason To Die (U.S.A.) | Massacre At Fort Holman (U.S.A.) | Sie verkaufen den Tod (Germany, uncut version) | Der Dicke und das Warzenschwein (Germany, comedy version) | Una razón para vivir y una para morir (Spain) | Une raison pour vivre, une raison pour mourir (France) | La horde des salopards (France) | Uma razão para viver outra para morrer (Portugal) | Uppskov med döden (Sweden) | De hangdas revansch (Sweden) | Bazlogza ziveti i umbreti (Turkey) | Yasamak icin bir neden, olmek icin bir neden (Turkey) | Prawo do życia, prawo do śmierci (Poland) | Uma razao para viver, uma razao para morrer (Argentina) | Proč žít a proč umírat (Czech Republic)
-== Cast and crew ==
+===<i class="fas fa-lightbulb fa-xs"></i> Trivia ===
-*'''Cast:''' [[James Coburn]] (Colonel Pembroke), Telly Savalas (Major Ward), [[Bud Spencer]] (Eli Sampson), José Suárez (as Joseph Mitchell)(Major Charles Ballard), Georges Géret (as Allan Leroy)(Sergeant Spike), Ugo Fangareggi (as William Spafford)(Fred/Ed Wendel), Reinhard Kolldehoff (as René Kolldehoff / Ralph Goodwin)(Sergeant Brent), Guy Mairesse (as Robert Burton)(Donald MacIvers), Benito Stefanelli (Private Samuel Pickett), Adolfo Lastretti (as Guy Ranson)(Will Caulder / Fernandez), Fabrizio Moresco (Ward's aide), Angel Alvarez (Scully the monger), Francisco Sanz (farmer), Joe Pollini (Jeremy), Sharin Sher (April), Rudolf G. Boevini, Andrew/Arthur Dean, Carson Drew, Don/David Getzson, Christopher Hill, David Landau, Carla Mancini, Bill Norden, Craig Nicol/Neal, Turam Quibo, Joseph P. Persaud (Apache)
+{{gap}}
-*'''Story:''' Howard Sandford
+===<i class="fas fa-stopwatch fa-xs"></i> Versions and runtimes===
-*'''Screenplay:''' Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi, Jay Lynn, Tonino Valerii
+*'''Runtime:''' 118 min
-*'''Cinematography:''' Alejandro Ulloa (as Alexander Besch) [Eastmancolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
+* Many theatrical releases (USA, Germany etc) were shorter. The US theatrical version is 92mins and is the one on US BluRay or the MGM channel.
-*'''Music:''' [[:Category:Riz_Ortolani|Riz Ortolani]]
+* Comparison: [https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=658079 German comedy version to German uncut version]
-*'''Producer:''' Arthur Steloff
-== Synopsis ==
+===<i class="far fa-calendar-alt fa-xs"></i> Release Dates===
-Colonel Pembroke (Coburn) is sent to recapture Fort Holman, which he surrendered as a Union commander to his enemy (Savalas) who killed his son. His team consists of convicted felons, mostly vagabonds, looters and rapists. Promising them a treasure of gold, they all set out for a clandestine operation to infiltrate the fort and retake it.
+* October 27, 1972 (Italy)
+===<i class="fa fa-map fa-xs"></i> Filming locations===
+* Almeria: Rodalquilar
+* Tabernas: Llano Ochotorena
+* Tabernas: Fort Condor
+* Guadix: La Calahorra
+<!--
+===<i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-xs"></i> Production and business===
+x-->
+===<i class="fas fa-microphone fa-xs"></i> Dubbing===
+* There are three German dubs: an original theatrical dub from 1972 which has never been heard on VHS, DVD or BluRay, a re-dub made for television (ZDF) based more or less on the uncut version of the film, and a (more widely known) comedy dub..
+* There are also two English dubs: one of them does not have Coburn's own voice. US domestic theatrical cut (92min): Coburn dubs himself and some music cues and other voice actors are different as well. The International/Italian longer version: Coburn dubbed by Michael Forest, and some of Ortolani's music was taken from Day of Anger. Telly Savalas dubs himself in both versions.
+* Actors vor the Italian dub are Emilio Cigoli (Pembroke), Glauco Onorato (Sampson), Renzo Palmer (Ward), Leonardo Severini (Brent), Roberto Villa (Ballard), Michele Malaspina (Spike), Oreste Lionello (Wendel)
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-==Comment==
+===<i class="fas fa-link fa-xs"></i> External Links ===
-Lame variation of the overused Dirty Dozen formula. The screenplay and the directing are remarkably uninspired. (by Stanton)
+* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069159/combined Internet Movie Database]
+* [https://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/una-razn-para-vivir-y-una-para-morir.html Review by 800 SW] (Spain)
+* [https://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2010/08/una-ragione-per-vivere-e-una-per-morire.html Review by Por um punhado de euros] (Portuguese)
-== External Links ==
+<div style="clear:both;display:block;"><span style="font-size:80%;color:gray;">Find this movie elsewhere:</span>
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069159/combined Internet Movie Database]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Tmdb.png|link=https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/61237|The Movie Database|38px]]</span>
-* [http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/reasontolive/reasontodie.htm Review by Shobary]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Letterboxd.png|link=https://letterboxd.com/film/a-reason-to-live-a-reason-to-die|Letterboxd|38px]]</span>
-* [http://fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/reasontolive Review at Fistful of Pasta]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Wikipedia.png|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Reason_to_Live,_a_Reason_to_Die|Wikipedia|38px]]</span>
-* [http://800spaghettiwesterns.blogspot.com/2008/06/una-razn-para-vivir-y-una-para-morir.html Review by 800 SW (Spain)]
+<span style="padding:8px;">[[File:Imdb.png|IMDb|38px|link=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069159/reference]]</span>
-* [http://viikon.western.vuodatus.net/blog/2548186/paholaisen-palkkalaiset/ Review by Viikon Western (Finnish)]
+</div>
-* [http://por-um-punhado-de-euros.blogspot.com/2010/08/una-ragione-per-vivere-e-una-per-morire.html Review by Por um punhado de euros (Portuguese)]
-[[Category:1972]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:France]][[Category:Spain]][[Category:Germany]][[Category:Tonino Valerii]][[Category:Alejandro Ulloa]] [[Category:Ernesto Gastaldi]]
+[[Category:1972]][[Category:Italy]][[Category:France]][[Category:Spain]][[Category:Germany]][[Category:Tonino Valerii]][[Category:Alejandro Ulloa]] [[Category:Ernesto Gastaldi]][[Category:Riz Ortolani]][[Category:James Coburn]][[Category:Bud Spencer]][[Category:Telly Savalas]][[Category:Benito Stefanelli]][[Category:Angel Alvarez]][[Category:Francisco Sanz]][[Category:Joseph P. Persaud]][[Category:Carla Mancini]][[Category:José Suárez]]
-[[Category:James Coburn]]
-[[Category:Bud Spencer]]
-[[Category:Telly Savalas]]
-[[Category:Benito Stefanelli]]
-[[Category:Angel Alvarez]]
-[[Category:Francisco Sanz]]
-[[Category:Joseph P. Persaud]]
-[[Category:Carla Mancini]]
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