SCHILTHORN CABLEWAY LTD – MEDIA RELEASE

50 Years "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

Interlaken, Mürren, 18 April 2019: Fifty years ago, filming wrapped on the iconic movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and the film launched in cinemas worldwide. Schilthorn Cableway is looking back and planning a special anniversary weekend.

"Schilthorn Cableway is focusing its strategy on the unsurpassed mountain landscape and the legend surrounding James Bond," says Schilthorn Cableway CEO Christoph Egger. Filming for the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service ran from 21 October 1968 to 17 May 1969 in the village of Mürren and on the Schilthorn summit. "The Schilthorn wouldn't exist in its current form without the film," Egger continues. More than enough reason to celebrate the 50th anniversary in style.

Anniversary weekend with public autograph signing In order to mark the anniversary with James Bond fans from all over the globe, a special anniversary weekend has been put together by Martjin Mulder of On the Tracks of 007. The tour takes in the film's various settings and locations and includes a gala evening on the Schilthorn summit. Schilthorn Cableway has an autograph signing planned for Sunday, 2 June 2019, taking place at the Hotel Eiger in Mürren from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Several actors and other personalities with connections to the film are expected to attend: Catherine Schell (Nancy), Eddie Stacey (Stuntman), Erich Glavitza (Coordinator, stock car race and drivers), (James Bond), Helena Ronee (Israeli Girl), Jenny Hanley (Irish Girl), John Glen (2nd Unit Director, Editor, Director of Five Bond Films), Monty Norman (Composer of the original Dr. No soundtrack including "The " featured in every Bond film since), Peter Lamont (Set Decorator / Oscar® winning production designer), Stefan Zürcher (Stuntman/Ski Double), Steven Saltzman (Producer's son), Sylvana Henriques (Jamaican Girl), Terence Mountain (Raphael), Terry Ackland-Snow (Draftsman/Art Department), Vic Armstrong (Stuntman, 2nd Unit Director), Wendy Leech (Stunt Woman, daughter of George Leech, Lazenby's stunt double) and Zara/Zaheera (Indian Girl). The announced participants may be subject to change prior to the event on 2 June 2019.

How did Bond end up on the Schilthorn? The producer of the sixth Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service tasked the location scout Hubert Fröhlich with finding a mountain setting that was suitable for filming dramatic, action-packed scenes. A hotel concierge in Grindelwald showed him a picture of the nearby Schilthorn. Fröhlich approached the then Schilthorn Cableway director

Paul Eggenberg and chairman of the board Ernst Feuz, and their talks quickly paved the way for the implementation of the project. Once the location had received the go-ahead of the producers Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, and director Peter Hunt, the Schilthorn's destiny was sealed, with the film project playing a vital contribution towards the completion of the cableway and revolving summit restaurant. The summit restaurant served as the headquarters of the villain Blofeld and his global criminal organization and was called Piz Gloria in the film. The movie propelled the excursion peak – which retains the Piz Gloria moniker to this day – to instant fame. Schilthorn Cableway has kept in step with the times during the last five decades with continuous updates, renovations and the addition of new attractions. "BOND WORLD and the WALK OF FAME were designed to let visitors immerse themselves in the world of the film," Christoph Egger explains. Original fixtures and fittings from the movie, such as the golden grille by the staircase in the revolving restaurant, still provide popular photo opportunities for visitors to the Schilthorn.

Media contact at Schilthorn Cableway Ltd. Christoph Egger, CEO Tel. 079 631 10 81 [email protected]

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