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Deathfinger Rock - Rambla Indalecio |
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The Michael Winner Western "Chato's Land" is one of my favorite Almeria Western. |
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Chato's Land, 1971 |
comparison photo 2009 |
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| "Deathfinger" of 1971 in 2009 | |||
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| "Deathfinger Rock" 1971 | |||
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| 2009 | |||
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| Jack Palance | |||
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| comparison photo march 2009 | |||
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| 1971 | comparison photo march 2009 | ||
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| Bullets from above | 2009 | ||
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| On the Run at "Deathfinger Rock" | |||
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If you compare both shots You can see that the Deathfinger was built a bit "around" a real rock. This rock stabilized the whole construction of lime, hay and bamboo. Comparison photo march 2009 |
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| Chato | |||
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| comparison photo 2009 | |||
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| Chato (Charles Bronson) | |||
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comparison photo 2009 - In the Spaghetti Western "I tre spietati" Claudio Undari is sitting on this black rock. You have a nice view from this point. |
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| Publicity Pose / German Lobby Card | comparison photo 2009 | ||
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| Chato - Publicity Pose | |||
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| comparison photo 2009 - Rambla Indalecio | |||
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| Chato | comparison photo 2009 | ||
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| Chato 1971 | |||
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| comparison photo 2009 | |||
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| Flying Chato | comparison photo 2009 | ||
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Location Archaeology at "Deathfinger Rock". Most people just go or drive through the Rambla Indalecio to see the Balsicas de Alfaro. Especially those Jeep Tour Helldrivers are chasing through the Rambla like a Rallye Team on Paris-Dakar. If the "Deathfinger" would still stand proud I'm sure that many people would stop for a shot wondering what the hell this could be. Its a Location of Chato's Land! |
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Original pieces of the "Deathfinger". This Rock was built out of plaster lime, hey and bamboo. There was probably a framwork out of Bamboo roughcasted with the plaster-lime-hey mixture. Nothing for ages but good enough for a few movies. The huge "Deathfinger" (several meters high!) had a wood foundation and the "Finger" was built near a real rock which stabilized the whole Set. |
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| Wood foundation | Parts of the "Deathfinger Rock" | ||
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| Plaster Lime around a piece of Bamboo | |||
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| On the Set | You can see the "Deathfinger" Set again in "Il mio nome e Shanghai Joe", 1973. | ||
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| "Deathfinger Rock" in "Il mio nome e Shanghai Joe" | |||
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| "Deathfinger" | |||
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| 2009/1973 | |||
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| comparison photo 2009 | |||
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| Chen Lee (Shanghai Joe) | |||
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Actually a great comparison photo. The Deathfinger broke down long time ago and what we see is the natural rock which was holding the Deathfinger construction in this position. |
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