Rambla Indalecio is located a few hundred meters north of
Rioja (a town 12 miles north of the city of Almeria), at the foot of Mount
Alfaro, and used in various films, often associated with the locality Balsicas
de Alfaro. About half a kilometer from the mouth of the rambla stands a large
rock, which is used in a scene in “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964), shot by Franco
Giraldi as director of the second unit, in which Clint Eastwood, heading
towards the farmhouse where Marisol is held prisoner, descends from an
escarpment. Giraldi used the same rock (and with the same angle) in the film “Sugar
Colt” (1966) in a scene in which we see the protagonist riding in the rambla.
The same rock also appears in the “Gunmen of the Rio Grande” (1964); “The Man
from Nowhere” (1966); “Blood and Guns” (1969); “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”
(1989). A narrow blind canyon that opens on the right side of Rambl Indlecio, a
few hundred meters before the ascent to Balsicas de Alfaro, is used as a hiding
place or in scenes of chases and ambushes in the films “Pistol Don’t Argue” (1964);
“The Tall Women” (1966); “The Deserter” (1970); “Chato’s Land” (1971) (the
refuge of Chato’s family); “The Hunting Party” (1971). At the mouth of this
narrow side canyon is the set of the mine of “The Ruthless Four” (1968) was
built.
Balsicas de Afaro
“A Fistful of Dollars” (1964)
“Sugar Colt” (1966)
“The Man from Nowhere” (1966)
“Blood and Guns”
“Chato’s Land” (1971)
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