Documentary · Canada · 1981 · 1h 43m

The Devil at Your Heels

Director

Cast

Gordon Pinsent as Narrator (Voice) Ken Carter as Himself Evel Knievel as Himself Dar Robinson as Himself Robert Fortier as Himself Kenny Powers as Himself

Crew

Barry Perles — Director of Photography Robert Fortier — Editor Art Phillips — Original Music Composer David Wilson — Writer Charles Lazer — Writer Robert Fortier — Producer

Tagline

The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile

Synopsis

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.

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