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The Devil at Your Heels

The Devil at Your Heels

# The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile
Documentary
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 300,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1981-03-13
⌚ Running Time: 103 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Gordon Pinsent original image
Narrator (Voice)
Gordon Pinsent
Ken Carter original image
Himself
Ken Carter
Evel Knievel original image
Himself
Evel Knievel
Dar Robinson original image
Himself
Dar Robinson
Robert Fortier original image
Himself
Robert Fortier
Kenny Powers original image
Himself
Kenny Powers
Mark Sennet original image
Himself
Mark Sennet
Hugh Kennedy original image
Self
Hugh Kennedy
Sammy Miller original image
Self
Sammy Miller
Dick Keller original image
Self
Dick Keller

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