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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Where A Fistful of Dollars says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Mexican border town was a Western set outside Madrid, and the set is gone.

Scenes and places

The Stranger rides toward San Miguel (1964)

An unnamed stranger rides toward the little frontier town of San Miguel. He has no name and no stated reason for coming.

Set in The desert road to San Miguel — The road a lone rider takes into a frontier town.

Arid country in Almería, southern Spain, is where the film's desert scenes were also shot.

Filmed at Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park and Tabernas Desert, Almería — The film was also shot in the Tabernas Desert and Cabo de Gata-Níjar; the source does not say which scenes were filmed there, so the pin marks the region, not this scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Stranger arrives and meets the town (1964)

Silvanito the innkeeper tells the Stranger about a feud between the Rojo brothers and the sheriff's Baxter family. The Stranger decides to play the two sides against each other, and shows how deadly he is when four men insult him on the way in.

Set in San Miguel main street — A dusty frontier town on the Mexican border, split between two smuggler families.

A fictional Mexican border town, played by a purpose-built Western set outside Madrid.

Filmed at Hoyo de Manzanares, near Madrid (former Western-town set) — The film's San Miguel main-street scenes were shot in Hoyo de Manzanares. The pin is the town centre; the set itself has been demolished and its exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The cemetery gambit (1964)

After watching the Rojos massacre a detachment of soldiers, the Stranger props up two of the dead bodies at a cemetery so they seem alive. He sells the news of 'survivors' to both families and sends them racing there, and a gunfight breaks out.

Set in The cemetery outside town — A cemetery outside San Miguel where the Stranger stages his trick.

A fictional location; the sources name no filming site for it.

Searching the Rojo house (1964)

While the families fight, the Stranger searches the Rojo hacienda for the gold. He accidentally knocks out Marisol, whom Ramon loves and is holding captive, and takes her to the Baxters.

Set in The Rojo hacienda — The Rojo family's house and storerooms in San Miguel.

The Rojo house is a fictional place; its filming site is a Madrid park with old buildings and open grounds.

Filmed at Casa de Campo, Madrid — Italian Wikipedia says the Casa de Campo in Madrid was used for the Rojo residence. The park is large, and the exact building is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Marisol at the Baxter house (1964)

The Stranger takes Marisol to the Baxters, who arrange to return her to the Rojos in exchange for their son Antonio.

Set in The Baxter house — The home of Sheriff John Baxter's family.

A fictional house; a building made for the film.

Filmed at Hoyo de Manzanares set village, near Madrid — Italian Wikipedia says the Baxter residence was built specially for the film. It does not say where in the set the building stood, and the pin is the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Hiding out in the abandoned mine (1964)

The Stranger escapes town in a coffin, helped by the coffinmaker Piripero, and recuperates in an abandoned mine. In the cave scene he practises with his gun.

Set in The abandoned mine — A disused mine outside town where the Stranger recovers.

A fictional hideout; only the cave scene has a filming source, in a studio.

Back to the main street (1964)

Learning that Silvanito has been captured and tortured by the Rojos, the Stranger returns to town to confront them.

Set in San Miguel main street — The town's main street, where the Rojos wait.

The same set street that opens the film.

Filmed at Hoyo de Manzanares, near Madrid (former Western-town set) — The main street of San Miguel was shot in Hoyo de Manzanares. No source names this specific scene; the pin is the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• The Stranger — An unnamed gunman who arrives in San Miguel and plays two feuding families against each other.
• Ramon Rojo — One of the three Rojo brothers, who hold much of the town.
• Marisol — A woman held captive by Ramon Rojo.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Mexican border town of A Fistful of Dollars really filmed?