Una ragione per vivere e una per morire (1972)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Tonino Valerii

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (writer)

Release Date:

27 décembre 1972 (West Germany)

Genre:

Western

Accroche:

A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...

Plot:

A dishonoured army officer saves the lives of some hardened criminals on condition that they help him regain his honour...

Plot Keywords:

Army | Officer | Treason | Civil War | 1860s

Avis des utilisateurs:

James Coburn at his best! Premise of story is good.

Ensemble

James Coburn	...	Col. Pembroke
Telly Savalas	...	Maj. Ward
Bud Spencer	...	Eli Sampson
José Suárez	...	Maj. Charles Ballard (as Joseph Mitchell)
Georges Géret	...	Sgt. Spike (as Allan Leroy)
Ugo Fangareggi	...	Ted Wendel (as William Spofford)
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Sgt. Brent (as René Kolldehoff)
Guy Mairesse	...	Donald MacIvers (as Robert Burton)
Benito Stefanelli	...	Piggott
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Will Fernandez / Will Culder (as Guy Ranson)
Fabrizio Moresco	...	Ward's assistant (sergeant)
Ángel Álvarez	...	Scully (the monger)
Francisco Sanz	...	Farmer
Joe Pollini
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Rudolf G. Boevini
Arthur Dean
Carson Drew
David Getzson
Christopher Hill
David Landau
Carla Mancini
Bill Narden
Craig Neal
Turam Quibo
Sharin Sher

Autre(s) titre(s):

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (USA)
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die! (USA) (DVD box title)
Der Dicke und das Warzenschwein (West Germany)
La horde des salopards (France)
Massacre at Fort Holman
Sie verkaufen den Tod (West Germany)
Una razón para vivir y una para morir (Spain)
Une raison pour vivre, une raison pour mourir (France)

Durée:

Germany:79 min | USA:92 min | Norway:109 min (theatrical version) (1973)

Pays:

Spain | Italy | France | West Germany

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Company:

Atlántida Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 5 (1998) (V)

James Coburn at his best! Premise of story is good.

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!