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Mission: Impossible films Derbyshire quarry train crash
BBC
22 Aug, 2021
A scene involving a steam locomotive crashing into a quarry for the latest Mission: Impossible film has been filmed in Derbyshire.
The scene was shot at Stoney Middleton - where teams had been building the set for months - on Friday, with the black train plunging from a track on a cliff.
Local photographers posted images of the moment from the latest Mission Impossible film on social media.
They also reported the film's star Tom Cruise was there to witness the crash.
Source
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58271871
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