8.2
Crash and Burn
2016
Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
April 15, 19569mEN
6.7
11 votes
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.
Director
Konstantin KalserWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesThe Vitaphone Corporation
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6.0This has a disappointingly superficial, newsreel, look to it as it takes us to Lake Mead in Nevada. That’s where Donald Campbell has come from the UK to try and emulate his father’s land-speed record, only on water this time, on a lake hopefully devoid of the logs he encountered at home. The first few practice runs present problems. Not enough oxygen is getting in to let the jet breathe, then too much water is getting in to drown it out. Some basic redesign is required if he is to get over the 200mph mark over his target distance of one mile, and he also needs this massive expanse of man-made…
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