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Crashing the Water Barrier Directed by Konstantin Kaiser Produced by Konstantin Kaiser Written by De Leon Anthony Starring Knox Manning
Donald CampbellCinematography Edwin E. Olsen Editing by De Leon Anthony Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) April 15, 1956 Running time 9 minutes Country United States Language English Crashing the Water Barrier is a 1956 short documentary film directed by Konstantin Kaiser. It won an Academy Award at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for Best Short Subject (One-Reel).[1]
Cast
- Knox Manning - Narrator
- Donald Campbell - Speedboat Racer
- Sir Malcolm Campbell - Auto Racer (archive footage) (uncredited)
References
- ^ "New York Times: Crashing the Water Barrier". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/149137/Crashing-the-Water-Barrier/details. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
External links
Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (1941–1960) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941 - 1 reel) · Main Street on the March! (1941 - 2 reel) · Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942 - 1 reel) · Beyond the Line of Duty (1942 - 2 reel) · Amphibious Fighters (1943 - 1 reel) · Heavenly Music (1943 - 2 reel) · Who's Who in Animal Land (1944 - 1 reel) · I Won't Play (1944 - 2 reel) · Stairway to Light (1945 - 1 reel) · Star in the Night (1945 - 2 reel) · Facing Your Danger (1946 - 1 reel) · A Boy and His Dog (1946 - 2 reel) · Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947 - 1 reel) · Climbing the Matterhorn (1947 - 2 reel) · Symphony of a City (1948 - 1 reel) · Seal Island (1948 - 2 reel) · Aquatic House Party (1949 - 1 reel) · Van Gogh (1949 - 2 reel) · Grandad of Races (1950 - 1 reel) · In Beaver Valley (1950 - 2 reel) · World of Kids (1951 - 1 reel) · Nature's Half Acre (1951 - 2 reel) · Light in the Window (1952 - 1 reel) · Water Birds (1952 - 2 reel) · Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953 - 1 reel) · Bear Country (1953 - 2 reel) · This Mechanical Age (1954 - 1 reel) · A Time Out of War (1954 - 2 reel) · Survival City (1955 - 1 reel) · The Face of Lincoln (1955 - 2 reel) · Crashing the Water Barrier (1956 - 1 reel) · The Bespoke Overcoat (1956 - 2 reel) · The Wetback Hound (1957) · Grand Canyon (1958) · The Golden Fish (1959) · Day of the Painter (1960)
Complete list · (1931–1940) · (1941–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–2020) Categories:- 1956 films
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- Warner Bros. films
- Documentary films about water transport
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