Flixtheatre

Crashing the Water Barrier

1956 9 min 6.1

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1956-04-15
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation