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Crashing the Water Barrier

1956 film by Konstantin Kalser
Movie short_film Q5182432
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Crashing the Water Barrier

Summary

Crashing the Water Barrier is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Crashing the Water Barrier received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier was directed by Konstantin Kalser[5].
  • Reuven Frank wrote the screenplay for Crashing the Water Barrier[6].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's genre is documentary film[7].
  • A cast member of Crashing the Water Barrier was Knox Manning[8].
  • A cast member of Crashing the Water Barrier was Donald Campbell[9].
  • A cast member of Crashing the Water Barrier was Malcolm Campbell[10].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's production company is recorded as Q65557474[11].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's director of photography is recorded as Heinz von Jaworsky[12].
  • The original language of Crashing the Water Barrier was English[13].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier was released on January 1, 1956[15].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[16].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[17].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Crashing the Water Barrier'}[18].
  • Crashing the Water Barrier's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Crashing the Water Barrier was directed by Konstantin Kalser[5]. Reuven Frank wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Knox Manning[8], Donald Campbell[9], and Malcolm Campbell[10].

Publication

Crashing the Water Barrier was published on January 1, 1956[15]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is documentary film[7].

Reception

Crashing the Water Barrier received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Why It Matters

Crashing the Water Barrier ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: 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.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Heinz von Jaworsky
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