''Crashing the Water Barrier'' is a 1956 American

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directed by Konstantin Kalser. It won an Oscar at the

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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

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as an advertisement.

Cast

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as Narrator * Donald Campbell as Speedboat racer *

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as Auto racer (archive footage) (uncredited) * Narration: Jay Jackson

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* 1956 films 1956 documentary films 1956 short films 1950s short documentary films American sports documentary films Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners Warner Bros. short films Documentary films about water transport Motorboat racing Documentary films about Nevada Lake Mead 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub