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15/04/1956 Documentary 0h 9m
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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.

  1. Konstantin Kalser

    Director

  2. Reuven Frank

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jay Jackson

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Donald Campbell

    Himself

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-28
This 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-m...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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