Stefan Zürcher

Stefan Zürcher (* 1945 ) is a Swiss stuntman and film producer .

Life

Stefan Zürcher was born in 1945. He grew up in Wengen in the Bernese Oberland. When he was 19, he moved to Toronto , Canada as an electrical mechanic . He later worked as a ski instructor in Vail and Aspen . In 1967 he worked for the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service , which was filmed in Lauterbrunnen Valley , as a stuntmen for the ski scenes, he chased the villain James Bond. After that, he remained loyal to the Bond films to this day. In 1969 he worked as an assistant director at Bavaria Filmstudios in Munich. He doubled Robert Redford in Downhill Racer .

In 1989 he founded Alpine Films and is active as a location manager. He has already shot here in Morocco or Greenland, z. B. daring ski movie scenes. Zürcher also produces advertising films . In 1980 he was the first to drive down the Lauberhorn race track as a camera driver.

Films (selection)

• 1969: Downhill Racer ( Skistunts )
• 1969: James Bond 007 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• 1971: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Second Assistant Director, uncredited )
• 1972: Cabaret ( Second Assistant Director, uncredited )
• 1995: James Bond 007 - Goldeneye ( Location Production Manager )

Web links

• www.alpine-films.com
• Stefan Zürcher in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Radio interview
2. ↑ First tracking shot on the Lauberhorn ( memento of the original from April 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of Fernsehen SRF .