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A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds... - A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
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Title: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die

Release Date: 27 Dec 1972

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Western

Director: Atlántida Films

Production Companies: Atlántida Films

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

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (56 votes)

Cast

  • Colonel Pembroke: James Coburn
  • Major Ward: Telly Savalas
  • Eli Sampson: Bud Spencer
  • Sergeant Spike: Georges Géret
  • Sergeant Brent: Reinhard Kolldehoff
  • Donald MacIvers: Guy Mairesse
  • Major Charles Ballard: José Suárez
  • Ted Randall: Ugo Fangareggi
  • Piggott: Benito Stefanelli
  • Will Colder: Adolfo Lastretti
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