Thank you to all who read and/or respond to this somewhat whimsical thread

I am planning a trip to Zermatt and am trying to find out the name of a hotel in Zermatt that was used in the filming of the children's Disney movie "Condorman," which was released back in 1981.

I realize that it is possible that the hotel does not exist anymore, or that it was, in fact, not a hotel but a large residence made to look like a hotel for the filming of the movie. Still, one never knows until she tries .

If anyone knows this information, I would be ever so grateful, as this is going to be a surprise for my boyfriend, who grew up loving that movie and dreaming of staying in that hotel.

Thank you

SP

hi sprice - welcome to zermatt!

i have no idea of the condorman, because i'm pretty sure that i never saw it... but if you could shoot us a link (maybe youtube or something) with the actual hotel/building, i'm sure one of us will know the place and if it exists today...

cool idea BTW!

Found some articles saying that there is a scene where there is a chase with the Zermatt Taxis, sounds awesome....but afraid to say that there is no information that i can find on the hotel used in the film.
Sorry!
G

Thank you both for responding so very quickly!

To Administrator's suggestion about shooting a link to YouTube or somesuch, I've not been able to find a YouTube submission that shows the hotel. However, I have attached a "screen scrape" of the hotel taken while playing the DVD on the computer. If you have a moment and it's not too much trouble, perhaps this will help with identification. In case the picture does not display properly here, I have also posted the picture here:

http://cid-e12365312f4a778f.skydrive...c?uc=1&lc=1033

(Note that for plot purposes in the movie, they are flying the flag of Italy; I'm sure you can tell, howver, that this is definitely Zermatt , and in the credits for the movie, they thank the town of Zermatt.)

Again, thank you so very much for your kind attention and help

SP

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Thats a job for john....
But from what I can see its high up in the village and the name starts with a S.
G

Hi Sprice,

i know the hotel - it was actually a restaurant/hotel - it's called the 'sonnenblick' and was one of my old haunts - it got ripped down last year and was rebuilt and is now called 'sonnematte' (or something)...

i'll post some pics tomorrow as soon as i find the old ones and go make some new ones tomorrow

greets from right around the corner of the place you're talking about

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Johnnie:

Thank you SO MUCH!! You're all so very nice to have taken this time to help

I live very far away, Arizona, USA , but if there's ever any way I can return the favor, please feel free to call on me; my email is sprice205@cox.net.

Thanks to you, I'm that much closer to something I've wanted for quite a while.

And my thanks, again, to all of you for your kindness!

SP

thanks sprice and you're most welcome! me and gebby like helping out folks interested in zermatt

i slapped up some photos of the old and the new sonnenblick here

i made the last ones today with my mobile phone so the quality sucks, but you get the idea!

johnnie swiss

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Hi, Johnnie:

I'm sorry it took me so long to acknowledge and thank you for these wonderful pictures; it's been a very busy day!

These pictures are delightful! You know, now that I've seen the older pictures, I can see that when I was trying to find this hotel on Google Earth, there was, in fact, a picture posted there of the Sonnenblink, but there was not enough of the hotel showing in it to be sure. Of course, there also was no information about the hotel's name. So there I was, dancing all around it, but not knowing that I was until you stepped in and helped me .

I will also offer again that--should you decide you need some information about places here in the US--I will be more than happy to research anything for you. Of course, I'm sure you have plenty of resources, being the helpful person that you are; nevertheless, it would be my pleasure to come to your aid should you call on me.

Shelley