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Crashing the Water Barrier

1956 film by Konstantin Kalser
Movie short_film Q5182432
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Summary

Crashing the Water Barrier is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3]
  • Director: Konstantin Kalser[4]
  • Screenwriter: Reuven Frank[5]
  • Genre: documentary film[6]
  • Cast member: Knox Manning[7], Donald Campbell[8], Malcolm Campbell[9]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Pictures[10]
  • Director of photography: Heinz von Jaworsky[11]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1956[14]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[15]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[16]
  • Title: Crashing the Water Barrier[17]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[18]
  • P14449: 221448[19]

Why It Matters

Crashing the Water Barrier has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Crashing the Water Barrier receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'pt', 'tr', 'ur']
    Ampas collections film id → W080075
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 221448
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Heinz von Jaworsky
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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