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Tom Cruise will do whatever it takes for the perfect stunt — even if it means nearly breaking his back in the process.

In bonus content from the digital release of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning," Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie detailed one of the film’s most harrowing sequences: a high-flying biplane battle between the actor’s character, Ethan Hunt, and Gabriel, portrayed by Esai Morales.

The scene showed Ethan leaping from one plane onto another, as he clung to the wing midair.

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But the thrilling action scene came at a serious cost — one that nearly left Cruise seriously injured.

"Oh, this almost broke my back,

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