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.
Title | Crashing the Water Barrier |
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Year | 1956 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
Cast | Jay Jackson, Donald Campbell |
Crew | Konstantin Kalser (Director), Reuven Frank (Writer), Konstantin Kalser (Producer), Heinz von Jaworsky (Director of Photography), Robert Youngson (Production Supervisor), Kenneth Baldwin (Editor) |
Keyword | motor sport, speed boat, speed records |
Release | Apr 15, 1956 |
Runtime | 9 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.70 / 10 by 7 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |