Steffen Appel and Peter Waelty: The Goldfinger Files

Name: Steffen Appel and Peter Waelty: The Goldfinger Files
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The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie “Goldfinger”

By Steffen Appel and Peter Wälty

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Summary

The Goldfinger Files delves into the iconic 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, focusing on its renowned scenes shot in Switzerland's Urseren Valley. This richly illustrated history includes much unpublished material, such as rare photographs by Hans Gerber, Josef Ritler, and Erich Kocian, alongside the original typed screenplay. Readers are taken behind the scenes to witness the making of the famous car chase featuring Bond's gadget-laden Aston Martin and other memorable sequences like Goldfinger's Rolls-Royce on the mountain road and the smelting factory climax.
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The Goldfinger Files is ideal for cinema enthusiasts, James Bond fans, and those interested in 1960s popular culture. It appeals particularly to readers who appreciate behind-the-scenes insights and photographic histories of classic films.

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As one of popular culture's most charming and enduring characters, 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Incorporating much unpublished material including photographs and the original typed screenplay, The Goldfinger Files is an illustrated history of the film's iconic scenes shot in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, crowned by the car chase with Bond's gadget-laden Aston Martin.

To maximise 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 — 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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Critics applaud the book for its unique insider perspective and rare images, describing it as a compelling documentary flipbook that captures the golden age of James Bond culture. The alpine sequences are highlighted not just as film scenes but as part of the larger phenomenon of 'Bondmania' that swept the world in 1964. Reviewers note the unprecedented access granted to photographers on set, making this a treasured compilation for fans and historians alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783958297463

Publisher: Steidl Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2020

Country: Germany

Imprint: Steidl Verlag

Illustration: 346 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 270.0mm

Height: 330.0mm

Weight: 1800g

Pages: 192

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Peter Wälty Steffen Appel

About the Author

Born in Frankfurt in 1969, Steffen Appel has collaborated with numerous directors and producers of the James Bond films of the last 57 years, among other filmmakers. He is the owner of an important archive of film-related photography, props and other materials, including an Aston Martin DB5 in silver birch (not unlike James Bond's own). Appel has contributed to various books and in 2015 was part of the production crew for the twenty-fourth James Bond film Spectre.

Born in Aarau in 1965, Peter Waelty studied history and English at the University of Zurich. From 2000 he was editor-in-chief and digital director for various Swiss online news sites. He is the author of James Bond und die Schweiz (2008), and the editor of Blick war dabei - Boulevardfotografie von 1959 bis 2019, published by Steidl in 2019.