If you continue to drive down the dirt road from San Jose, Spain, past the “A Pistol for Ringo” windmill you will come to a public beach which features a huge boulder about 50 yards off shore. This boulder was seen in “The Wind and the Lion” opposite the boulder and the beach is the government park headquarters and across from it is a flat area with a few decaying rock walls and what looks like a well. These are the remains of the fort which was seen in the beginning of the film "Shalako". In this area of Spain it seems like there is a film location around every bend in the road and over every hill.
One of my favorite areas in the entire world, Tom!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget..that just after the windmill there are the three haciendas around El Romeral that were all used in Western movies.
A PISTOL FOR RINGO, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, THE BIG GUNDOWN, JOHNNY YUMA, TEPEPA, BULLET FOR THE GENERAL, FACE TO FACE.....
Like you say...there is a movie location around every bend in the road in that area!
Don't worry amigo I'll cover those locations. The main hacienda was used in many SWs.
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