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Published in 2020, reprinted three times, long out of print: The Goldfinger Files were the first book to document the making of Goldfinger in Switzerland's Urseren Valley in full.

Now it returns — not as a reprint, but as what it was always meant to be: the definitive edition. Expanded from 216 to 416 pages, four kilograms in the hand, produced without compromise, and built around Guy Hamilton's annotated shooting script of the Alpine sequence, the reconstructed 1964 filming route, and eyewitness accounts from the set in Andermatt.

To mark its return, we're opening a pre-order window: a copy signed by both authors.

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James Bond on the road in Switzerland

James Bond needs no introduction. Neither does Goldfinger (1964), perhaps the classic Bond film and undoubtedly the beginning of 1960s Bondmania.

Incorporating much unpublished material including photographs and the original typed screenplay, The Goldfinger Files is an illustrated history of the film's iconic scenes shot in Switzerland's Urseren Valley in July 1964, crowned by the car chase with Bond's gadget-laden Aston Martin.

To maximize publicity for the film, its makers took the unorthodox step of inviting journalists and photographers onto the set, resulting in a wealth of photos including those by Hans Gerber, Josef Ritler and Erich Kocian. These give us an insider's view of the famous sequence - Auric Goldfinger's Rolls-Royce on the dusty mountain road, Tilly Masterson's failed assassination attempt on him, the chase between her Mustang and Bond's Aston Martin, and finally Goldfinger's smelting factory.

Dozens of private pictures revealing candid, behind-the-scenes moments complete this documentary flipbook of golden-age James Bond culture.

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Edition Beuchamp presents…

James Bond in Switzerland

A stunning photo book! With forewords by George Lazenby and Steven Saltzman!

“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” is arguably Ian Fleming’s most extraordinary Bond adventure. James Bond—the eternal bachelor, the womanizer, the lone wolf, the killer—falls in love, resigns from the Secret Service, and marries the daughter of a mafia boss. But on their honeymoon, his wife is assassinated. Bond weeps. Responsible for this tragedy: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. His nemesis prevents the world’s most famous agent from leading a happy, civilian life. Bond is doomed to turn his professional rivalry with Blofeld into a grim, personal vendetta.

Just as outstanding as Fleming’s novel is its 1969 film adaptation. Shot over the course of six months in Switzerland, the movie features only a handful of studio scenes. Instead, the Swiss Alps themselves were transformed into a massive open-air film studio—starting with the summit station on the Schilthorn in the Bernese Alps. It was first rebuilt to meet the needs of the screenplay, then renamed: Piz Gloria. But the most radical intervention in the natural landscape came at the very end of filming: Roughly 200,000 cubic meters of ice and snow were blasted from the Tschingel Ridge to simulate the avalanche demanded by the novel—carried out, notably, without any official permission from the authorities.

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Not only the landscape and infrastructure were featured in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service—dozens of young men and women from the Lauterbrunnen Valley played key roles in the film.

Mountain farmers, alpine guides, ski instructors, and fearless local daredevils were recruited as stunt performers. And Mürren, the small holiday village perched above Lauterbrunnen, became the production’s headquarters, offering its hotels and tourism infrastructure to support the filmmaking process.

All of these people experienced the shoot up close. They worked on set, helped shape the film, and got to know stars like Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas in person—along with the new James Bond: George Lazenby.

Over the course of those six months, stuntmen, extras, bartenders, hotel managers, and chambermaids lived through countless stories. Many of them compiled private photo albums to preserve the memories.

The authors of this book spoke with many of them—conducting interviews, flipping through their albums, and exploring their collections of memorabilia.

This treasure trove of stories, photographs, and documents forms the foundation and guiding concept behind this photo book.

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After the phenomenal success of Goldfinger (1964), media attention around the James Bond phenomenon reached an entirely new level—nothing like it had been five years earlier.

Instead of dozens of press photos, there were now thousands. Among the most present was the Swiss tabloid Blick, which followed the production almost daily. This photo book draws heavily from such sources. Many of the 700+ photographs are published here for the very first time.

The Blofeld Files is conceived as a photo book—an illustrated time capsule documenting the filming of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service in Switzerland. The goal is not to present a meticulous, comprehensive record of the production. Rather, it aims to place the shoot within the sociocultural context and lifestyle of the late 1960s.

The Blofeld Files also deliberately avoids relying heavily on the official set photography provided by the production company, EON. Instead, the images were carefully selected to create an intimate, spontaneous, and authentic closeness to the cast and crew—inviting readers into the fascinating world of the James Bond creators and the vibrant spirit of the 1960s, both in front of and behind the camera.

The Blofeld Files
The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”
Plus: The "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" Guide – Movie Locations as they Were and Are Today
Authors: Peter Waelty, Steffen Appel
Forewords by: George Lazenby and Steven Saltzman
Format: 368 pages, 713 illustrations, five-color print
Language: English
Details: Hardcover, 27 × 33 cm, purple-edged pages
Price: € 149.–
Publisher: Edition Bleuchamp, 2025
ISBN: 978-3-00-081725-0

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  • The Lost Bond Film – Part 6: Ski Chase

    The Lost Bond Film – Part 6: Ski Chase

    A never-seen 8 mm film shot by On Her Majesty’s Secret Service stunt coordinator Alfred Zurschmiede, unseen for decades, now revealed and forming the core of our new campaign.

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    The Lost Bond Film – Part 6: Ski Chase

    A never-seen 8 mm film shot by On Her Majesty’s Secret Service stunt coordinator Alfred Zurschmiede, unseen for decades, now revealed and forming the core of our new campaign.

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    The Lost Bond Film – Part 4: Could Lazenby Ski?

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    The Lost Bond Film – Part 4: Could Lazenby Ski?

    A never-seen 8 mm film shot by On Her Majesty’s Secret Service stunt coordinator Alfred Zurschmiede, unseen for decades, now revealed and forming the core of our new campaign.

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