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Duel

  • TV Movie
  • 19711971
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
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Dennis Weaver in Duel (1971)
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    • Steven Spielberg
    • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dennis Weaver
    • Jacqueline Scott
    • Eddie Firestone
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dennis Weaver
    • Jacqueline Scott
    • Eddie Firestone
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    • 429User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    Dennis Weaver
    Dennis Weaver
    • David Mann
    Jacqueline Scott
    Jacqueline Scott
    • Mrs. Mann
    Eddie Firestone
    Eddie Firestone
    • Cafe Owner
    Lou Frizzell
    Lou Frizzell
    • Bus Driver
    Gene Dynarski
    Gene Dynarski
    • Man in Cafe
    Lucille Benson
    Lucille Benson
    • Lady at Snakerama
    Tim Herbert
    Tim Herbert
    • Gas Station Attendant
    Charles Seel
    Charles Seel
    • Old Man
    Shirley O'Hara
    Shirley O'Hara
    • Waitress
    Alexander Lockwood
    • Old Man in Car
    Amy Douglass
    • Old Woman in Car
    Dick Whittington
    Dick Whittington
    • Radio Interviewer
    • (voice)
    Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    • The Truck Driver
    • (as Cary Loftin)
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Car Driver
    • (as Dale VanSickle)
    Shawn Steinman
    • Girl on school bus
    • (uncredited)
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Richard Matheson(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      According to Richard Matheson, he was inspired to write the original short story "Duel" after an encounter with a tailgating truck driver on November 22, 1963, the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
    • Goofs
      When Mann approaches the phone booth at the "Snakerama" he says "Odd place for a telephone booth," and gets inside, closing the door behind him. The camera pans to the right slightly, revealing the reflection of 'Steven Spielberg (I)' in the lower right-hand side of the glass panel, wearing what appears to be a blue Hawaiian shirt, glancing up and down at the script in his hands. Behind him, the truck's reflection can also be seen.
    • Quotes

      David Mann: You can't beat me on the grade. You can't beat me on the grade!

    • Crazy credits
      A scene plays out over the credits where David Mann sits on the edge of the cliff throwing stones.
    • Alternate versions
      For the German DVD release, the film was entirely redubbed.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Incredible Hulk: Never Give a Trucker an Even Break (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes
      (uncredited)

      Written by Al Trace (as Clem Watts), Oakley Haldeman and James Lee

      Published by MCA Music (ASCAP)

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    9/10
    The TV movie that was a true cinematic experience.
    I can recall vividly watching this movie as an ABC movie of the week at the tender age of six.Very few movies at that time in my life had the ability to captivate me.Duel was one of the fortunate few.We have a mild mannered businessman,excellently played by Dennis Weaver,on his way to a very important appointment.Suddenly,there is trouble ahead in the form of a ruthless tanker truck driver.For unexplained reasons,the truck driver singles out David Mann(Weaver)as the recipient of whatever rage and torment possesses him.Along the way,we have an apparently unsympathetic diner crowd,among whom this mad truck driver may have mixed in with while David was freshening up in the diner's restroom.Which one of them is it?Did he ever come in at all?Did he just linger outside,adding to David's torment?Then,there is the lady at the Snakerama,whose reptile displays are leveled when the truck driver realizes that David is trying to notify police in her phone booth.David ends up searching for strength he's not sure he possesses in order to combat this unseen menace.I love the idea of the driver never being seen,as the unseen is often more frightening than what is thrown in our face.This film may have been made for television,but it played like something you would see in a movie theater.I understand that it was in fact,released in theaters in England later on after Spielberg added some more footage.I am envious that they got to see this Hitchcock like thriller on the big screen.I consider it a grand edition to my DVD library.Great stuff.

    2/28/2006 R.I.P. Dennis Weaver (1924-2006)
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    • Release date
      • November 13, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Le Chene - 12625 Sierra Highway, Agua Dulce, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes

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