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Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)

6.4/10 0h 9m Apr 15, 1956
Documentary

The story of Donald Campbell, son of the late Sir Malcolm Campbell, British champion auto-racer, and his efforts to survive driving a jet-powered boat at record speeds on Lake Meade, Nevada. After a number of failures at breaking the water-speed record of 216 mph, Campbell and his boat, the 'Bluebird', set a new record by, at times, breaking 250 mph.

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Movie Details

Original Title Crashing the Water Barrier
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

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Jay Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
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Donald Campbell
Himself
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Director Konstantin Kalser
Writer Reuven Frank
Producer Konstantin Kalser
Editor Kenneth Baldwin

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US
The Vitaphone Corporation
US

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Keywords

motor sport speed boat speed records

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 28, 2025

This has a disappointingly superficial, newsreel, look to it as it takes us to Lake Mead in Nevada. That’s where Donald Campbell has come from the UK to try and emulate his father’s land-speed record, only on water this time, on a lake hopefully devoid of the logs he encountered at home. The fir ... Read more

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Based on 9 votes

Details
Release Date April 15, 1956
Runtime 0h 9m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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