The Devil at Your Heels

Mar 13, 1981

1h 43m

★ 5.8

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

The Devil at Your Heels Trailers

Cast

Narrator (Voice)

Gordon Pinsent

Himself

Ken Carter

Himself

Evel Knievel

Himself

Dar Robinson

Himself

Robert Fortier

Himself

Kenny Powers

Himself

Mark Sennet

Self

Hugh Kennedy

Self

Sammy Miller

Self

Dick Keller

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