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The Devil at Your Heels

The Devil at Your Heels

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 13, 1981

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

58%

Original Title

The Devil at Your Heels

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Robert Fortier

Budget

$300,000

Description

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.