Una ragione per vivere e una per morire
A handful of condemned men on an impossible mission, against hopeless odds...
A dishonored Union Army officer leads a group of convicts to retake Fort Holman from the Confederate Army.
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) is a western, action and war film directed by Tonino Valerii, released on December 27, 1972 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars James Coburn, Bud Spencer, Telly Savalas and Reinhard Kolldehoff. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 73 ratings.
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James Coburn
as Colonel Pembroke
Bud Spencer
as Eli Sampson
Telly Savalas
as Major Ward
Reinhard Kolldehoff
as Sergeant Brent
José Suárez
as Maj. Charles Ballard
Francisco Sanz
as Farmer
Ángel Álvarez
as Scully the Monger
Mario Pardo
as Roger, Farmer's Son
Ugo Fangareggi
as Ted Wendall
Concha Rabal
Benito Stefanelli
as Samuel Piggott
Guy Mairesse
as Donald McIvers
Directed by Tonino Valerii, written by Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi and Ernesto Gastaldi, produced by Michael Billingsley, Tullio Odevaine and Alfonso Sansone.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 73 ratings.
The Dirty Seven. Una ragione per vivere e una per morire (AKA: A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die & Massacre at Fort Holman) is directed by Tonino Valerii, who also co-writes with Rafael Azcona and Ernesto Gastaldi. It stars James Coburn, Telly Savalas & Bud Spencer. Cinematographer is Alejandro Ulloa and the music is scored by Riz Ortolani. Plot sees Coburn as Union Colonel Pembroke, who during the Civil War is…
Reviewed on February 9, 2017
This might have worked better had it not taken us forty-five minutes to get to the business end - there is just way too much explanatory preamble telling us why disgraced “Pembroke” (James Coburn) is determined to recapture a fortress he was compelled to surrender during the US Civil War. It’s now occupied by “Maj. Ward” (Telly Savalas) and a platoon of very heavily armed Confederate soldiers. What does “Pembroke”…
Reviewed on February 14, 2026
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A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) is available to stream on Philo, ScreenPix Apple TV channel and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) includes James Coburn, Bud Spencer, Telly Savalas, Reinhard Kolldehoff and José Suárez. The film was directed by Tonino Valerii. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die was released on December 27, 1972 and runs for 1h 32m.
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 73 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western, action and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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