The Devil at Your Heels (1981)
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: Robert Fortier
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Gordon Pinsent as Narrator (Voice) |
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Ken Carter as Himself |
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Evel Knievel as Himself |
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Dar Robinson as Himself |
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Robert Fortier as Himself |
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Kenny Powers as Himself |
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Mark Sennet as Himself |
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Hugh Kennedy as Self |
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Sammy Miller as Self |
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Dick Keller as Self |
| Directing | Robert Fortier | Director |
| Production | Arthur Hammond | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Don Virgo | Additional Photography |
| Production | Barrie Howells | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Symansky | Producer |
| Production | Bill Brind | Producer |
| Production | Robert Fortier | Producer |
| Writing | David Wilson | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Lazer | Writer |
| Sound | Art Phillips | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Barry Perles | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Fortier | Editor |
