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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Where The Good, the Bad and the Ugly says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Wild West with no American soil under it: a Roman studio, the Almeria desert and the hills of Burgos
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Scenes and places
Tuco's rigged hangings (1862)
Blondie hands Tuco to the sheriff for the bounty, then shoots through the noose as Tuco is about to hang. The two split the money and repeat the trick in the next town, until Blondie tires of Tuco's complaining.
Set in A frontier bounty town (unnamed) — A town where Tuco is handed over for his bounty and stands on the gallows.
A dusty frontier town on the gallows platform, built for the camera.
Filmed at Cinecittà Studios, Rome (Cinecittà, Rome, Italy) — According to the Spanish Wikipedia, shooting began here with Tuco's first hanging scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Oasys MiniHollywood, Tabernas (Tabernas Desert, Tabernas, Almeria, Spain) — A western set village used in the film; the sources do not say which scene was shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The desert march (1862)
Tuco drags Blondie through the desert to make him suffer. A runaway ambulance of dead Confederate soldiers arrives, and the dying Bill Carson tells the secret of the buried gold to Blondie.
Set in The desert (unnamed) — Tuco force-marches Blondie across the desert until Blondie collapses.
A dry badland region of southeast Spain known as Europe's desert.
Filmed at Tabernas Desert, Almeria (Tabernas Desert, Tabernas, Almeria, Spain) — Wikimedia Commons lists the Tabernas Desert among the film's locations; no source ties it to this specific scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The mission (1862)
Blondie and Tuco pass as Confederate soldiers at a mission while Blondie recovers. Tuco meets his brother, a priest, who turns him away.
Set in A mission (unnamed) — Posing as Confederate soldiers, the two stay at a mission while Blondie recovers and Tuco meets his brother, a priest.
A medieval Benedictine monastery in the Arlanza valley, in ruins today.
Filmed at Monasterio de San Pedro de Arlanza, Burgos (Arlanza valley, Burgos, Spain) — The Spanish Wikipedia says the mission scenes were shot at this ruined monastery. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Cortijo del Fraile, Nijar, Almeria (Albaricoques, Nijar, Almeria, Spain) — The Spanish Wikipedia names this 19th-century farmstead near Albaricoques as the setting of the Franciscan monastery; it does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Union prison camp (1862)
Union cavalry takes Blondie and Tuco prisoner. Tuco gives the name Bill Carson and so alerts Angel Eyes, now a Union sergeant in the camp.
Set in Betterville prison camp — Union cavalry takes the pair prisoner; Angel Eyes has infiltrated the camp as a Union sergeant.
A camp built for the film in the hills near Sad Hill, in northern Spain.
Filmed at Near Carazo, Burgos (Near Sad Hill, Carazo, Burgos, Spain) — The Spanish Wikipedia says the camp was built near the town of Carazo; the coordinates are the town's, not the exact site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The English Wikipedia puts the camp about 6 km from Sad Hill.
The railway station (1862)
Tuco is led onto a train by a soldier. The scene sits between his capture and his escape from custody.
Set in A railway station (unnamed) — Tuco is taken away by train under guard.
A branch line station at the foot of the Sierra Nevada.
Filmed at La Calahorra railway area, Granada (Almeria-Guadix line, La Calahorra, Granada, Spain) — The Spanish Wikipedia says the station scenes were filmed around La Calahorra; coordinates are those of the nearby La Calahorra-Ferreira station. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Langstone bridge (1862)
Tuco and Blondie watch Union and Confederate troops slaughter each other over a bridge they must cross. They blow it up to scatter the armies, and swap the secret of the grave.
Set in Langstone bridge — Two armies fight over a strategic bridge; Tuco and Blondie wire it with explosives to clear their way.
A river valley whose bridge was built for the film by army engineers.
Filmed at Arlanza River near Covarrubias, Burgos (Arlanza valley, Burgos, Spain) — The Spanish Wikipedia says the bridge battle was shot on the Arlanza River near Covarrubias. The bridge was removed, so the coordinates are the town's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: The English Wikipedia says Spanish army engineers built the bridge twice.
Sad Hill cemetery (1862)
Tuco rushes to the cemetery to claim the gold himself. Blondie catches up with him there, and Angel Eyes shows up too.
Set in Sad Hill Cemetery — The cemetery where the Confederate gold is said to be buried; Blondie, Tuco and Angel Eyes all converge on it.
A circular cemetery on a hillside in the Burgos hills, built for the film and rebuilt by volunteers in 2015.
Filmed at Sad Hill Cemetery, Contreras, Burgos (Sad Hill, Contreras, Burgos, Spain) — The English Wikipedia says the final sequence was filmed at this cemetery, rebuilt in 2015. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Blondie — A quiet drifter, the Good, who works with Tuco for the bounty money.
- Tuco — A Mexican bandit, the Ugly, wanted for crimes and always one step ahead of the noose.
- Angel Eyes — A mercenary, the Bad, who kills for pay and hunts the same gold.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the final graveyard of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly built?
- Where was the Langstone bridge battle filmed?