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James Bond and Switzerland
James Bond and Switzerland
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We are Bond. This is a book about spectacular cinema. It shows why Switzerland plays a leading role in the saga of super-agent 007. The book begins with Ian Fleming's great Swiss love. It recounts Sean Connery's pub crawls through Andermatt, reveals the secret of Bern's bikini-clad Ursula Andress, and tells how Bernhard Russi almost ruined his career for Bond. Numerous photos from private archives document the astonishing Swiss connections of agent 007 – including Marc Forster. A piece of cultural history. James Bond and Switzerland is as thrilling as a spy story and a unique visual experience.
Michael Marti He is a writer for the SonntagsZeitung and the Tages-Anzeiger. From 2013 to 2022, he was a member of the editorial board of Tamedia.
Peter Wälty He is a historian and English scholar. He was head of digital at «20 Minuten» and the Blick Group of Ringier, and is known in the industry as the «James Bond of online journalism».
Anyone who is a Bond fan must read this book. Berner Zeitung, Hans Jürg Zinsli
“James Bond and Switzerland” – as everyone knows, it’s more than just Anatole Taubmann, who gets to utter a line in Zurich German under Marc Forster’s direction. And more than just the feisty shell collector Ursula Andress in “Dr. No.” But journalists Michael Marti and Peter Wälty remind us just how fruitful this relationship truly is with a surprisingly rich collection of material. NZZ, Christoph Egger
A gripping book research project. The federal government
The book provides excellent and exclusive material. Tages-Anzeiger, Roger Zedi
The new book "James Bond and Switzerland" by the two Zurich historians Michael Marty and Peter Wälty is simply magnificent. New Lucerne Newspaper, Arno Renggli
At the end of this lavishly and partly exclusively illustrated book, one has learned quite a bit about Bond and a great deal about the self-inflicted and externally imposed clichés about Switzerland as a safe haven, fortress and holiday destination. St. Galler Tagblatt, Marcel Elsener
Binding: Hardcover
Language: German
Pages: 302
Dimensions: 14.5 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm
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