Remy Julienne, 'the Einstein of stuntmen' – a tribute Stunning stunts in six James Bond films and 'The Italian Job' were only a fraction of his contribution to the art of the cinematic car chase 30 January 2021 • 6:33am After a stellar career, Rémy Julienne is perhaps best remembered for 'The Italian Job', with three getaway Minis leaping 60 feet across the roofs above the streets of Turin. It was his favourite stunt Credit: AF archive / Alamy Rémy Julienne, who recently died aged 90 of Covid-19, masterminded some of the finest automotive sequences in cinematic history from thriller The producer of The Italian Job, Michael Deeley, remembered that he and the director Peter Collinson “were delighted to discover the stunt expert was prepared to take the chase sequence even further than we had envisaged”. Julienne’s philosophy was, “Fear is necessary before and after, but never during”.