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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).[1][2] It focuses on Donald Campbell's 1955 effort to break a water speed record on Lake Mead in Nevada, US.
Crashing the Water Barrier | |
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Directed by | Konstantin Kalser |
Written by | Reuven Frank |
Produced by | Konstantin Kalser |
Starring | Knox Manning Donald Campbell |
Cinematography | Henry Javorsky |
Edited by | Kenneth Baldwin |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In 1966, Kalser admitted that Crashing the Water Barrier was produced by Marathon Petroleum as an advertisement.[3]
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