“On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” turns 50

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5 жыл бұрын

In 1969, the film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” took over the Schilthorn-Piz Gloria ski station, creating a so-called “Bond effect” that the region is still cashing in on today. Schilthorn threw a party to commemorate the film’s 50th anniversary-and we were there!

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@amjan 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine Lazenby had played in 3 or 5 Bond films. He would've been a gigantic star today!

@klatu8260 2 жыл бұрын

in 3 Films, what the F.... is wrong with you ??????????????, i assume you live in lost valley in Alaska, where they maybe , sent you the Post, once , every 5 Years ?????

@harleyhartley3168 4 жыл бұрын

Watched it this morning and I gotta say it’s the best one by far imo

@scubash21 4 жыл бұрын

I traveled to there to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland just to visit Schilthorn / Piz Gloria just because of my fascination for James Bond and the movie OHMSS !

@ivangomez123 4 жыл бұрын

This movie is the favorite Bond film of filmmaker Christopher Nolan. And it served as inspiration for some part of the plot of "Inception".

@valentinelove2654 3 жыл бұрын

The best Bond movie ever!!!

@stuartwebster4955 3 жыл бұрын

Ohmss is without a doubt bonds finest hour! Brilliant adaption of the book, George Lazenby was great as bond and deserves alot more credit than he received, for a retro blast from 1969 this film as it all, forgot the Moore era, Daltons stint was uneventful, brosnans was a travesty die another day is testimony to that, Daniel craig as brought bond back to life, oops and not forgetting grumpy old bastard connery then again let's.

@leojennings9412 4 жыл бұрын

Stayed in Lauterbrunnen in 2001 and snowboarded down from Piz Gloria in thick cloud as a Bond fan. Returned in 2019 with family and enjoyed Bond exhibition and all the local locations from OHMSS with my Bond fan children. Best film in account if story, scenery and music by far.

@VanlifewithAlan 3 жыл бұрын

I have been to lots of places because they were in movies - and even filmed some of them - but nothing beats the Schilthorn!

@cptstephenpeacock4548 4 жыл бұрын

I have to visit this place before I die

@universalexports777 4 жыл бұрын

O.H.M.S.S is far and away the best Bond movie ever!

@waynej2608 4 жыл бұрын

It's way up there. For me it's one notch below Goldfinger, and a notch higher than From Russia with Love. Imho. Bond rocks. I actually enjoy most of them. Lazenby was a solid Bond. Also, for me, Diana Rigg was the Best Bond gal.

@Fireglo 3 жыл бұрын

@@waynej2608 If Connery did OHMSS it would probably be considered his best. Plus we would have actually got Connery's Bond in snow for the first time. Connery's the only Bond that never saw snow. Even Dalton got 6 minutes in the snow.

@printpainting1293 3 жыл бұрын

Mr George Lazenby is the most handsome of all bond actors, surpassing even the late Mr Sean Connery. The ski chase is very realistic!

@happyhumpinghamsters 4 жыл бұрын

George Lazenby is the best Bond ever ☺

@randywhite3947 2 жыл бұрын

After Connery

@milesmayhem5440 2 жыл бұрын

… after Connery, Craig, Brosnan, Moore, and Dalton.

@PAXPRESSAGENCYGeneva 4 жыл бұрын

During my years in Hollywood (1989 til 2005) I met with George couple of time for brunch at the Universal Hilton daily all you can eat brunch. A gentlemen, smart, funny and ..arrogant .. ineed! But George is a great guy!

@PungiFungi 4 жыл бұрын

Similar to what happened to Thailand when they filmed The Man With the Golden Gun...became James Bond Island and turned what was once an isolated secret into a tourist trap.

@markusschmidt7513 Жыл бұрын

At least in winter Schilthorn is not so much of a tourist trap but rather a quiet ski resort....sking for a whole day there by the way only costs half of the price of a non-skiers cable car ticket (but you have to master the very difficult downhill slope that also features in the movie)....

@1968davidcassin 4 жыл бұрын

i visited lauterbrunne twice in the 1980s on a school trip and visited piz gloria it was brilliant to see it

@terrypaget3343 Жыл бұрын

Went there in 1970 just after the film was made..l was totally wrapped up in the movie..best bond theme ever..Lazenby should have made another!

@ivorbiggun710 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites. I've never quite known why Lazenby got so panned and I also think Savalas was great. Plus, Diana look so beautiful in it.

@ralphames4761 3 жыл бұрын

Portmerion - 12 times. The Prisoner probably the greatest TV serial ever made.

@speulmenneke 3 жыл бұрын

Ohmss is one of the best Bond-movies imo. I hope to visit the Schilthorn in the near future. Two years ago I was on vacation in Solden (Austria) and had lunch in the Ice-Q restaurant on top of the Gaislachkogl (the Hoffler Klinik in 'Spectre') and visited 007-elements, an exhibition and cinematic installation built inside the summit of the Gaislachkogl Mountain.

@VanlifewithAlan 4 жыл бұрын

I went here in 2017 because of Bond.

@glynmatthews6697 Жыл бұрын

I went up there with my parents as a kid in’83 and the interior decor was still the same as in the movie , still the best Bond movie for me

@carstenp.manske4311 Жыл бұрын

I visited all OHMSS movie locations and Schilthorn/Piz Gloria is for sure the most impressive ♡

@patrickhahn6795 Жыл бұрын

I visited the house used in the movie, a Christmas story, which is in Cleveland Ohio

@markcrockett647 4 жыл бұрын

James Bond Island in Phuket is another tourist attraction made known by a James Bond movie - The Man with a Golden Gun. The island is a lot smaller than portrayed in the movie.

@rachelweishuhn6552 4 жыл бұрын

On May 13, 1984 I took the cable car up to Piz Gloria. Magnificent all the way. Changed stations at Birg, not closed as in the film? It was Mother's Day and my husband's birthday. He was afraid of heights. Stayed back.

@Fireglo 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear you married a wimp xD

@karlhennig2698 Жыл бұрын

Yes :)

@sandrajlowry7151 3 жыл бұрын

Went to Kansas to see where the movie Picnic was filmed back in the 50s. Lovely little town with small stream and bridge. Kim Novak and William Holden iconic dance scene! Would love to visit Switzerland.

@johnbrittan4181 3 жыл бұрын

My father.At the time Lt Peter Brittan ex RN flew the helicopters with cameramen in this movie.Johnny Jordan and John Crewdson were dads friends and when John wasnt flying Johnny in the harness under the copter Dad would.Dad worked for Film Flight and also flew on Where Eagles Dare,The Battle Of Britain,When 8 Bells Toll,The Abominable Dr Phibes,and is seen talking to Brian Keith for a few minutes in The McKenzie Break flying a Hyrricane. He was never credited in any film.

@dahan419 3 жыл бұрын

Some great films I grew up with as well.

@iowanforjustice5656 3 жыл бұрын

This was a nice interview.

@daveyt4802 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@AC-SlaUkr 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best bond films, pity about the special effects. Lazenby would have been so much better in the series that Sir Roger, despite how nice a person he was in real life.

@milesmayhem5440 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great Bond film. It would have been even better had Connery agreed to be in it.

@martinddhyj 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. He aged a lot in the late 60s. And Lazenby was a fantastic fighter.

@barryfoster3122 2 жыл бұрын

Yes wengen Switzerland many times because downhill racer filmed there,stayed same hotel they filmed at in wengen, hotel wengener Hoffman,fantastic

@andreguilhermeportocarrero6826 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I am ftom Brazil and I went to the ROCK stairs in Philadelphia, Katz in NYC ...and other places.

@guyfawkesuThe1 2 жыл бұрын

I think those Huey helicopters may have inspired Francis Ford Coppola for "Apocalypse Now."

@RenePeraza 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes: I've visited Rome and Florence, Italy not only because of my art history classes, but also because they were featured in "Gladiator" and "Hannibal."

@jorgezarco9269 Жыл бұрын

When I told you "George Lazenby was one-dimensional", that's not what I meant! Lazenby somehow ended up in the kung fu movie Stoner in 1974.

@deacondavis5098 4 жыл бұрын

Bond 26? A hint of the next 007 epic after Bond 25!!!!

@deacondavis5098 4 жыл бұрын

I believe this is a very serious possibility. Hopefully it will have a solid script!!

@ronhernandez3629 3 жыл бұрын

To answer the question, I visited the Field of Dreams movie site because of the movie.

@deacondavis5098 4 жыл бұрын

James Bond Will Return....

@waynej2608 4 жыл бұрын

But, when. I know Craig finished one, but not released. Damn covid!

@AccuCat 4 жыл бұрын

(Difficult on set & with producers? George left the role shortly after its release, and the media pressure at the time.) This is what went down - "mostly". You also have to remember the times & era, and what was going on in the industry. The readjustment with Moore, was the natural choice at the time, just like how Craig was during his. It's easy to look back & evaluate these big budget films, but you have to remember that it's all down to how much the studio can recover, and put into the next project, or in this case, film in the series. A side note on George, that he wasn't a career actor at the time, and he had to follow Connery - and the fan/press following. A difficult thing, and surely a factor in him waking off(other than the film not doing well). A lot of other career actors at the time, declined just for that reason. Looking back now after all the hype, pressure & expectations from the time are over, he was quite fine in the role, and there is little to criticise. On a personal note - I prefer my 007 unmarried & a career agent. The ending here was a warning, that anyone he settles down with, would eventually end up a target. You can't save the world and be a secret agent and spy, and live a normal life.

@davejohnson-yi2rk 3 жыл бұрын

Well, they did follow the book fairly faithfully by having Tracey killed in the end and you can make a case for saying they shouldn't have but I LOVED the film, from the opening credit sequence & powerful score to even the downer ending, because it played it so straight. By the time Roger Moore entered and the films became ridiculous, unfunny comedies. I mean a villain called "Jaws"? But as someone who was really into the series in my younger years (saw all the first films twice) I think that Fleming's last three books were among his best. He knew he had little time left to live and Death haunts those last three novels: "OHMSS" w. his wife dying at the end. "You Only Live Twice" with the story ending that he has amnesia and finally The Man With the Golden Gun" which has a quite different feel from all the preceding books in the series. But the film was plagued with production difficulties from start to finish, but perhaps that shows that you can make a movie that's NOT a joy to film, where everyone on the set hates each other (supposedly "Casablanca" was like that) and still have it become a critical success years later.