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Crashing the Water Barrier
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Wikipedia article
'Crashing the Water Barrier' is a 1956 American short documentary film directed by Konstantin Kalser. It won an Oscar at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel). It focuses on Donald Campbell's 1955 effort to break a water speed record on Lake Mead in Nevada, US.
In 1966, Kalser admitted that 'Crashing the Water Barrier' was produced by Marathon Petroleum as an advertisement.
Cast
* Knox Manning as Narrator
* Donald Campbell as Speedboat racer
* Sir Malcolm Campbell as Auto racer (archive footage) (uncredited)
* Narration: Jay Jackson
References
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