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Hurt German Extras Sue Cruise's Studio

Actors launch $11 million suit after falling out of truck during Berlin filming of Valkyrie

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2008 5:54 PM CDT
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(Newser) – German extras from the upcoming Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie are suing the actor’s film studio for $11 million after they fell out of a moving truck during shooting. The accident, which happened a year ago in Berlin, landed all 11 in the hospital. “The studio knew the trucks were rickety," a lawyer tells Der Spiegel. "There had even been an internal memo about the railings."

Tom Cruise's portrayal of failed Hitler assassin Col. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a source of controversy in Germany, where Scientology is widely considered a cult.
Tom Cruise's portrayal of failed Hitler assassin Col. Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg was a source of controversy in Germany, where Scientology is widely considered a cult.   (AP Photo)
Two German World War II warplanes of the Me109 type are seen in the skies over Loepten, about 55 kilometers south of Berlin on Thursday, July 19, 2007, the first day of shooting the movie Valkyrie.
Two German World War II warplanes of the Me109 type are seen in the skies over Loepten, about 55 kilometers south of Berlin on Thursday, July 19, 2007, the first day of shooting the movie Valkyrie.   (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Eleven extras from the movie Valkyrie are suing the film's studio after they fell out of a moving truck.
Eleven extras from the movie Valkyrie are suing the film's studio after they fell out of a moving truck.   (Getty Images)
Tom Cruise in Valkyrie, the story of a man who tried to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
Tom Cruise in Valkyrie, the story of a man who tried to assassinate Adolph Hitler.   (AP Photo)
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