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DESCRIPTION: This week we’re continuing our deep dive into the making of “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation.” In this episode we’re looking at the movie’s physical production, from elaborate sequences shot in Vienna, Morocco, and London, to things like the opera sequence and the death-defying (literally) motorcycle sequence. Also: get details on the Torus sequence and all that BMW product placement! Released September 17th, 2021.

SHOW NOTES: Here are some behind-the-scenes photos from filming on the roof of the opera house in Vienna...

If you want to see Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956), which features a famous opera sequence similar to the one in “Rogue Nation,” you can order the blu ray here or find where to stream it here.

And here’s the short film directed by Martin Scorsese, “The Key to Reserva” (2007), which was inspired by Hitchcock’s movie...

Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of the chase sequence in Morocco...

And some behind-the-scenes photos from the Torus sequence...

As mentioned in the episode, here’s the video that shows Cruise holding his breath for 6 minutes underwater...

Here are behind-the-scenes photos from the making of the A400 sequence...

And here’s a side-by-side comparison of Cary Grant’s suit in “North By Northwest” with Cruise’s in “Rogue Nation”...