Spaghetti Western locations Then and Now – Villa Mussolini

In the years 1967/1968 the Villa Mussolini found itself in an incredible amount of films. Franco and Ciccio, with their parodies, frequently used the setting (see for example “Two Rrringos from Texas”); It was the haunt of Señor Zorro (where he holds  the sadistic feast which will cost Ray Lovelock his virginity) in “Django Kill”, a fort in “7 Winchesters for a Massacre”; “The Time of the Vultures” opens in the villa and is explored during the opening credits. It was home of the villain Stengel in “Sabata”. The same Sicilian duo used it in “The Barbers of Sicily” and “The Grandchildren of Zorro”.

Here is the villa today showing the entire grounds from an aerial shot.