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> Nazi Extras Sue Tom Cruise's Film Studio for $11 Million
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> http://www.spiegel.de/international/...574162,00.html
> It all started when 11 extras dressed in Nazi army uniforms tumbled
> out of a World War II-era truck in Berlin during the filming of Tom
> Cruise's movie "Valkyrie." Now, the actors are suing United Studios
> for $11 million.
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> Falling out of a Nazi-era truck may have its benefits. Last summer, 11
> extras in Tom Cruise's Nazi biopic "Valkyrie" (also known as
> "Rubicon") spilled out of the back of a World War II troop carrier as
> it swung around a corner in central Berlin. Now, the group is suing
> United Studios, in which Cruise also has a stake, for a total of $11
> million (€7.4 million).
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> The accident happened almost exactly one year ago and saw all 11,
> still wearing their Wehrmacht uniforms, sent to the hospital with an
> array of injuries, ranging from bumps and bruises to broken ribs and
> pulled ligaments. One extra was kept in the hospital for four days on
> suspicion of internal injuries.
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> The actors fell onto the street when a fold-down side-rail on the bed
> of the truck -- against which the thespians were leaning -- failed.
> The group's lawyer, Ariane Bluttner, says that United Studios knew
> that the trucks used in the filming were not entirely safe.
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> "The studio knew the trucks were rickety," Bluttner told SPIEGEL
> ONLINE. "There had even been an internal memo about the railings."
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> Bluttner said she has sent the first letter to United Studios
> outlining her complaint and will take further steps should they not
> respond or show unwillingness to reach a settlement. In order to win
> the lawsuit, Bluttner would have to prove malice on the part of the
> production company to override the waivers extras signed before
> hopping onto the truck. Cruise was taking a day off the set at the
> time of the accident.
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> The movie, directed by Bryan Singer, features Cruise as Claus von
> Stauffenberg, leader of a failed July 20, 1944 plot to assassinate
> Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. The officer planted a suitcase bomb that
> only broke Hitler's arm when it detonated in the dictator's hideout,
> the Wolf's Lair. Last year, Singer shot in various historical
> locations around Berlin and Brandenburg, including the Bendlerblock.
> The building, located in Western Berlin, was built in 1938 and used by
> the German military. Von Stauffenberg was shot in the building's
> courtyard on July 21, 1944.
> Before the accident, United Studios had already kicked up controversy
> by asking to hang swastika banners in cordoned-off areas of the city
> during filming. Displaying the symbol is illegal in Germany, but
> Cruise's film got the go-ahead. (more...)
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> Cruise himself is not well-loved by Germans, many of whom look askance
> at his affiliation with Scientology, seen here as a money-making cult
> rather than a religion. Stauffenberg's eldest son, Berthold, publicly
> disapproved of the scientologist playing his father, but the German
> government did an about-face during filming and helped subsidize the
> movie. (more...)
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> The movie's release date has been delayed a number of times due to
> lackluster reactions to test screenings and faulty film rolls.
> (more...) It is currently scheduled for release February 5, 2009.
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> rbn -- with wire reports
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