Crashing the Water Barrier

Crashing the Water Barrier
Directed byKonstantin Kalser
Written byReuven Frank
Produced byKonstantin Kalser
StarringKnox Manning
Donald Campbell
CinematographyHenry Javorsky
Edited byKenneth Baldwin
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 15, 1956 (1956-04-15)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

In 1966, Kalser admitted that Crashing the Water Barrier was produced by Marathon Petroleum as an advertisement.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "New York Times: Crashing the Water Barrier". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  2. ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. March 26, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Staff writer (January 5, 1966). "Film Executive Master, Say Soft Sell Experts". The Lima News. Lima, Ohio. United Press International. p. 28.


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