Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to take down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
The second of Sergio Leone’s Man With No Name Westerns is set in the dusty American Southwest – but, like all the Spaghetti Westerns, filmed in the deserts of Almeria in southern Spain, with interiors built at Rome’s Cinecitta.
Where was For a Few Dollars More filmed?
For a Few Dollars More was filmed in Almeria, Spain (the desert Western towns) and at Cinecitta Studios in Rome.
Every For a Few Dollars More location, explained
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The deserts – Almeria
The film’s Western landscapes used the arid country of Almeria in southern Spain, including Tabernas.
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The frontier towns – the Mini Hollywood set
The desert towns used purpose-built sets near Tabernas, one of which survives today as the Oasys Mini Hollywood attraction.
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Cinecitta – the interiors
Interiors were built at Cinecitta Studios in Rome.
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The Spanish badlands
Towns and railways across Spain filled out the frontier.
Planning a visit
The deserts of Tabernas in Almeria – and the surviving Mini Hollywood Western set, now a theme park – are real, accessible pieces of Spaghetti Western history.
For a Few Dollars More Fun Facts
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Spain plays the Old West The film’s American Southwest is really the deserts of Almeria in Spain.
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The set is now a theme park One of the Western towns survives as the Oasys Mini Hollywood attraction near Tabernas.
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Morricone's score Ennio Morricone’s music, including a musical pocket-watch, is central to the film.
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The Man With No Name It’s the second of Leone’s Dollars trilogy with Clint Eastwood.
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A Spaghetti Western landmark The film helped define the Spaghetti Western genre.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was For a Few Dollars More filmed?
In Almeria, Spain (the desert towns) and at Cinecitta Studios in Rome.
Can you visit the Western sets?
Yes – one survives as the Oasys Mini Hollywood attraction near Tabernas.
Is it set in America?
Yes – in the American Southwest, but filmed in Spain.
