The Devil at Your Heels

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

The Devil at Your Heels — 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. 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.

• Release date
• March 13, 1981
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Robert Fortier

The Devil at Your Heels — Cast

Gordon Pinsent Narrator (Voice) Ken Carter Himself Evel Knievel Himself Dar Robinson Himself

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Robert Fortier Himself

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Kenny Powers Himself

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Mark Sennet Himself

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Hugh Kennedy Self