We begin a new search for locations for 1969s “The
Forgotten Pistolero” directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Leonard Mann,
Peter Martell, Luciana Paluzzi, Alberto de Mendoza and Pilar Velázquez. The
film opens with a lone rider travelling through a desolate canyon. We see
riders following him along the ridges above on both sides. Suddenly a shot from
one of the riders rings out and the rider falls off his horse apparently dead.
As the riders from the ridge ride down to inspect their dead prey, one of the
kicks the body over and suddenly it comes alive and he shoots the gunman and
the other two who are riding towards him. The remaining gunman, the leader of
the pact is named Miguel. He’s told to ride back to his mistress and tell her
to stop having men follow him or they will end up the same way as these
unfortunate souls. Miguel mounts his horse and rides off.
This scene was filmed in the Rambla de Lanujar in Almeria, Spain. Other Spaghetti westerns filmed at this location include “Cemetery Without Crosses”, “Death Rides a Horse”, “Day of Anger”, “$10,000 for a Massacre”, “A Pistol for Ringo”, “Sabata”, “The Bounty Killer”, and “California”.
For a more
detailed view of this site and other Spaghetti Western locations please visit
my friend Yoshi Yasuda’s location site: http://y-yasuda.net/film-location.htm and Captain Douglas Film
Locations http://www.western-locations-spain.com/
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