Crashing the Water Barrier

Crashing the Water Barrier
Crashing the Water Barrier
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	April 15, 1956;
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

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^ "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.
^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. March 26, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
^ 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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