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Massacre at Fort Holman

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After surrendering Fort Holman to the Confederacy without there being a single shot fired, Col. Pembroke (James Coburn) faces public disgrace and a potential court-martial unless he's able to recapture the fort now held by the power-mad Maj. Ward (Telly Savalas). To help him on this mission, Pembroke enlists a ragtag bunch of condemned men who are promised their freedom should they survive. Despite much internal strife, the group gradually comes together in time for the assault.
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Nick F Massacre At Fort Holman is a 1972 Spaghetti Western – also known as A Reason To Live, A reason To Die – and stars James Coburn as a disgraced American civil war army officer trying to restore his reputation. After being forced to surrender his fort and fleeing to safety, he is determined to recapture it – aided only by a small band of seven men who volunteered only because they were all due to be hanged the next day. Yet en route to the fort, these ruthless killers stay loyal to Coburn which stretches credibility a little! While Coburn delivers his usual cool and classy performance, co-star Telly Savalas as the commander of the fort Coburn is trying to capture, has comparatively little screen time and even then, merely has to look rather impassive. This gritty Western was filmed in Spain and well-directed by Tonini Varerii, and offers plenty of gunplay as Coburn and his small team try to take control of the hill-top fort against what appear to be overwhelming odds. REVIEWED by Nick Fletcher. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/23/25 Full Review Audience Member A disgraced Union colonel is given a chance to save his life with a few other condemned men if they accept a dangerous misstion to take a fort held by the Confederates. Would not have been as good without James Coburn. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A disgraced Union colonel is given a chance to save his life with a few other condemned men if they accept a dangerous misstion to take a fort held by the Confederates. Would not have been as good without James Coburn. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tonino Valerii

Director

Telly Savalas

Maj. Ward

James Coburn

Col. Pembroke

Bud Spencer

Eli Sampson

Georges Geret

Sergente Spike

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Sergente Brent
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Synopsis After surrendering Fort Holman to the Confederacy without there being a single shot fired, Col. Pembroke (James Coburn) faces public disgrace and a potential court-martial unless he's able to recapture the fort now held by the power-mad Maj. Ward (Telly Savalas). To help him on this mission, Pembroke enlists a ragtag bunch of condemned men who are promised their freedom should they survive. Despite much internal strife, the group gradually comes together in time for the assault.
Director
Tonino Valerii
Producer
Michael Billingsley, Alfonso Sansone, Tullio Odevaine, Arthur Steloff
Screenwriter
Rafael Azcona, Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii
Production Co
Les Films Corona
Rating
PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 18, 2015
Runtime
1h 32m
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