Crashing the Water Barrier

*6.7

Status

Released

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Aired

1956-04-15

Crashing the Water Barrier

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.