Ragione per vivere e una per morire, Una
Una ragione per vivere e una per morire (Italy, France, Spain, Germany 1972 / Director: Tonino Valerii)
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- 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
- 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)
- Story: Howard Sandford
- Screenplay: Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi, Jay Lynn, Tonino Valerii
- Cinematography: Alejandro Ulloa (as Alexander Besch) [Eastmancolor - Techniscope 2,35:1]
- Music: Riz Ortolani
- Producer: Arthur Steloff
Synopsis
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.
Comment
Lame variation of the overused Dirty Dozen formula. The screenplay and the directing are remarkably uninspired. (by Stanton)