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Crashing the Water Barrier

1956 · 0h 9m · Documentary · United States of America

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.

Directed by
Konstantin Kalser
Written by
Reuven Frank
Starring
Jay Jackson, Donald Campbell
6.1Smart score

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