The Devil at Your Heels

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

Oct 1 1981 N/A 1h 42m
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.

Plot

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.

Written by

David Wilson, Charles Lazer

Directed by

Robert Fortier

Cast

Gordon Pinsent, Ken Carter, Jim Deist

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
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