Duck, You Sucker (1971) – Filming Locations
Western · Directed by Sergio Leone · Starring Rod Steiger, Maria Monti
At the beginning of the 1913 Mexican Revolution, greedy bandit Juan Miranda and idealist John H. Mallory, an Irish Republican Army explosives expert on the lam from the British, fall in with a band of revolutionaries plotting to strike a national bank. When it turns out that the government has been using the bank as a hiding place for illegally detained political prisoners -- who are freed by the blast -- Miranda becomes a revolutionary hero against his will.
Where was Duck, You Sucker filmed?
- Almería, Spain, Almería – Primary desert landscapes where much of the revolutionary action and chase sequences take place. Leone's preferred Spanish location for Western filming, providing authentic desert vistas and familiar terrain from his previous spaghetti westerns
- Rome, Italy, Rome – Interior sequences and some studio-based production work, though most exteriors were shot on location. Leone's home base for production where key sequences were coordinated and post-production conducted, though the film prioritizes authentic outdoor locations
- Guadix, Spain, Guadix – Revolutionary village scenes and period architecture establishing the Mexican setting. Spanish Andalusian town used to represent Mexican colonial architecture and provide authentic period village atmosphere for the revolutionary storyline
- Ronda, Spain, Ronda – Mountain passages and dramatic landscape sequences featuring the characters' journey through treacherous terrain. Ronda's dramatic clifftop setting and mountain surrounding provide the epic landscapes Leone used to emphasize the scale and danger of the revolutionary expedition