The Blofeld Files

The Blofeld Files - The Making of the Iconic Alpine Sequence in the James Bond Movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, gives a detailed account of the filming of one of the most acclaimed Bond films, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and features forewords by Bond actor George Lazenby and Steven Saltzman.

This is the second James Bond book by Steffen Appel and Peter Waelty, who also released The Goldfinger Files.

The book includes a guide to key movie locations as they were and are today.

Shot over seven months in Switzerland, the production transformed the Swiss Alps into a sprawling, open-air studio. The Schilthorn summit station in the Bernese Alps was extensively modified and renamed Piz Gloria, Blofeld’s lair. But perhaps the most drastic transformation of the natural landscape occurred when 200,000 cubic meters of ice and snow were blasted from the Tschingelgrat to create the avalanche described in the novel – without official permission.

This book uncovers untold and forgotten stories and documents, presenting over 700 photographs – the vast majority published here for the first time. 

The Blofeld Files is both a photo book and a historical document, situating the film's production within the vibrant sociocultural context of the late 1960s.

Avoiding reliance on official set photography, it offers an intimate, candid, and authentic glimpse into the world of Bond’s creators and the era’s distinctive atmosphere, both on and off the set.

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 x 33 cm, purple-edged pages
Retail Price: €99 / CHF 105
Publisher: Edition Bleuchamp, 2025
ISBN: 978-3-00-081725-0

The book can be ordered at www.theblofeldfiles.com