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Duel (TV 1971) 7.7
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by a malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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Cast
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| Jacqueline Scott | ... |
Mrs. Mann
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Eddie Firestone | ... |
Cafe Owner
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Lou Frizzell | ... |
Bus Driver
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Gene Dynarski | ... |
Man in Cafe
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Lucille Benson | ... |
Lady at Snakerama
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Tim Herbert | ... |
Gas Station Attendant
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Charles Seel | ... |
Old Man
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Shirley O'Hara | ... |
Waitress
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Alexander Lockwood | ... |
Old Man in Car
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Amy Douglass | ... |
Old Woman in Car
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Dick Whittington | ... |
Radio Interviewer
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Carey Loftin | ... |
The Truck Driver
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Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Car Driver
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
While traveling through the desert for an appointment with a client, the businessman David Mann from California passes a slow and old tanker truck. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases David along the empty highway trying to kill him. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Terror in your rear view mirror. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Duellen See more »Box Office
Budget:
$450,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Runtime:
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1.33 : 1
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[radio playing, driving down the road, approaches the truck]
[David coughs, coughs again]
David Mann: Talk about pollution.
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Written by Al Trace (as Clem Watts), Oakley Haldeman and James Lee
Published by MCA Music (ASCAP)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
There is an elderly couple who drive by in a red car. The woman yells at the man to keep driving. A similar couple in a red car acts out the same ordeal in Back to the Future, of which Steven Spielberg was the Executive Producer. See more »Goofs
Towards the end of the movie, there is a shot of the driving column. Behind David's shoulder looking into the car is a crewmember at the bottom right-hand side of the screen. See more »Quotes
[first lines][radio playing, driving down the road, approaches the truck]
[David coughs, coughs again]
David Mann: Talk about pollution.
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Crazy Credits
A scene plays out over the credits where David Mann sits on the edge of the cliff throwing stones. See more »Soundtracks
"Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes"Written by Al Trace (as Clem Watts), Oakley Haldeman and James Lee
Published by MCA Music (ASCAP)
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Steven Spielberg's first long feature film (sort of) may only just be a TV-movie, its influence, impact and entertainment value overwhelms the majority of big screen productions. The brilliance lies in the simple plot and the complete lack of background information you're denied. The film is a powerful collaboration between the superb writing skills of Richard Matheson (The Incredible Shrinking Man), the stunningly sublime cinematography by Jack Marta and the over talented vision of Steven Spielberg as a director. Duel easily is one of the ONLY movies ever made that'll keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning till end. What begins as an average day for salesman David Mann quickly turns into a merciless showdown between himself and a seemly driverless truck somewhere in a nearly forsaken countryside. The eerie shots of a giant, boisterous and filthy-looking truck versus the classy red Plymouth Valiant are the most tense road-rage images I ever beheld and they're guaranteed to make your blood pump faster!
The film is terrifically cut in half when the protagonist stops a roadside restaurant to analyze his uncanny situation. While recovering from the previous assault, Mann notices that the monstrous truck is also parked outside the diner so one of the unfriendly guests present there more than likely is his assaulter. This sequence, brilliantly illustrated by pan camera movements and atmospheric voice over sound, perfectly proves how an amazing director Spielberg is. Especially when you bear in mind he only was 26 at the time Duel was released and he mostly worked with a crew of veteran filmmakers. This simply is one of the most action-filled movies ever made and a timeless classic. THIS is how we like to see Spielberg! Giant monstrosity! Filthy trucks or man-eating sharks…not the over-sentimental and melodramatic crap he's delivering nowadays.