The Devil at Your Heels

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 13, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB

Cast

Gordon Pinsent,Ken Carter,Evel Knievel,Dar Robinson,Robert Fortier,Kenny Powers,Mark Sennet,Hugh Kennedy,Dick Keller,Slam'n Sammy Miller

Director

Robert Fortier

Writer

David Wilson,Charles Lazer

Producer

Arthur Hammond,Robert Fortier,Adam Symansky,Bill Brind,Barrie Howells

Cinematography

Barry Perles

Music

Art Phillips

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

Not recorded

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