The Devil at Your Heels
“The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile”
1981•NR•1h 43m•5.9•Released
Documentary
Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death-defying aerial jump in a car. Not content with a normal jump, Ken Carter attempts a jump from Canada to the USA. This feature-length documentary shines a light on the intense preparation that led to Carter’s first attempt to jump a car across a mile-wide stretch of the St. Lawrence River – a 5-year period during which the dare-devil raised a million dollars, erected a 10-storey take-off ramp and built a rocket-powered car. Winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.
Director
Robert Fortier
Writer
David Wilson, Charles Lazer
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Gordon Pinsent
Narrator (Voice)
Ken Carter
Himself
Evel Knievel
Himself
Dar Robinson
Himself
Robert Fortier
Himself
Kenny Powers
Himself
Mark Sennet
Himself
Hugh Kennedy
Self
Dick Keller
Self
Slam'n Sammy Miller
Self
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Adam Symansky
Producer
Bill Brind
Producer
Robert Fortier
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