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The Devil at Your Heels

The Devil at Your Heels

The Devil at Your Heels

The Devil at Your Heels

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

1981•1h 43m•

★5.9(7 ratings)

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.

Director

Writers

David Wilson, Charles Lazer

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Main Cast

Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Narrator (Voice)

Ken Carter

Ken Carter

Himself

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

Himself

Dar Robinson

Dar Robinson

Himself

Robert Fortier

Robert Fortier

Himself

Kenny Powers

Kenny Powers

Himself

Mark Sennet

Mark Sennet

Himself

Hugh Kennedy

Hugh Kennedy

Self

Sammy Miller

Sammy Miller

Self

Dick Keller

Dick Keller

Self

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Robert Fortier

Writing

Writer: David Wilson
Writer: Charles Lazer

Production

Executive Producer: Arthur Hammond
Producer: Adam Symansky
Executive Producer: Barrie Howells
Producer: Bill Brind
Producer: Robert Fortier

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Art Phillips

Cinematography

Additional Photography: Don Virgo
Director of Photography: Barry Perles

Editing

Editor: Robert Fortier

Keywords

stuntstuntmandaredevilstunt driver

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile"

#2

The production budget was $300.0K.

#3

The runtime is 103 minutes (1h 43m).

#4

The film was directed by Robert Fortier.

#5

The screenplay was written by David Wilson and Charles Lazer.

#6

The score was composed by Art Phillips.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Barry Perles.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0132082.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

7 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Devil at Your Heels

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Budget:

$300,000

Production Companies:

ONF | NFB

ONF | NFB