The Goldfinger Files: The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie Goldfinger

Appel, Steffen,Walty, Peter

ISBN 10: 3958297463 / ISBN 13: 9783958297463

Published by Steidl, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Goldfinger Files: The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie Goldfinger
• Publisher: Steidl
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3958297463
• ISBN 13: 9783958297463
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Unseen images and documents from the ultimate Bond film

Perhaps the classic James Bond film, Goldfinger (1964) undoubtedly marked 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 Incorporating much unpublished material, including photographs and the original typed screenplay, The Goldfinger Files is an illustrated history of the film’s iconic scenes shot in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 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―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.