El Pozo de los Frailes is a village two kilometers north
of San Jose, Spain which has preserved a fine example of a "noria", an ancient agricultural
structure typical of the arid countryside of Andalusia that was used to extract
water from the subsoil for irrigation of the orchards and fields. It consists
of two large wheels: a horizontal one, which is made to turn by an animal, and
a vertical with earthenware jars ("congilones") or wooden receptacle
that collects and holds the water. The "noria" of El Pozo de los
Frailes appears in one of the initial scenes of the film "A Pistol for
Ringo" (1965), when three bandits arrive at a village and ask a farmer
where Ringo (Giuliano Gemma) is located. In the following sequence, Ringo
eliminates the three bandits in a small square of a church in El Pozo de lo
Frailes that is still intact. The same "noria" also appears in
"A Bullet for Sandoval” (1969).
“A Pistol for Ringo” (1965)
“A Pistol for Ringo” (1965)
“A Bullet for Sandoval” (1969)
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