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Overview

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7.7/10   19,334 votes
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Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Richard Matheson (screenplay)
Richard Matheson (short story)
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Release Date:
13 November 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck, and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death. more
Plot:
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by a malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
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City-slicker's nightmare more

Cast

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Dennis Weaver ... David Mann
Eddie Firestone ... Cafe Owner
Gene Dynarski ... Man in Cafe
Tim Herbert ... Gas Station Attendant
Charles Seel ... Old Man
Alexander Lockwood ... Old Man in Car
Amy Douglass ... Old Woman in Car
Shirley O'Hara ... Waitress
Lucille Benson ... Lady at Snakerama
Carey Loftin ... The Truck Driver (as Cary Loftin)
Dale Van Sickel ... Car Driver (as Dale Van Sickle)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min | USA:74 min (original version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG (1984) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Norway:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Finland:S (1996) | Finland:K-16 (1973) | Finland:K-12 (1984)
Filming Locations:
Acton, California, USA more
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When first screened in Europe, the TV movie received a theatrical release. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the crossing, the truck is pushing the car towards the train. Immediately after the train barely clears the crossing, Mann floors it over the crossing. The gates would not have even begun to raise yet, but the next shot shows Mann barely past the crossing and the gates are completely raised and off. more
Quotes:
David Mann: You can't beat me on the grade. You can't beat me on the grade! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Holiday (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Bridge (Duel) more

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46 out of 53 people found the following comment useful:-
City-slicker's nightmare, 21 October 2003
9/10
Author: kintopf432 (kintopf432@hotmail.com) from St. Paul, MN

Gleefully sadistic little thriller. Though the young Mr. Spielberg's hand is evident in many places (the economic storytelling style, the visual wit), the film's tone probably owes more to screenwriter (and 'Twilight Zone' veteran) Richard Matheson. The story has all the itchy paranoia of Matheson's best work, with Dennis Weaver's fussy little city man confronted by Tex-Mex suspicion at best, and relentless, illogical horror at worst, as he travels from one oasis of civilization to another for an important meeting. 'Duel' is essentially a city-slicker's nightmare, concentrating collective fears of wilderness and the mad souls who choose to dwell there. But at the same time it lightly satirizes those urbanite attitudes, and Weaver's Mann is often made to look laughable, with his silly necktie, and his little Plymouth Valiant, and his prissy, civilized approach to his problem. Spielberg revels in the black comic elements of Matheson's narrative, and the result is the perfect suspense/thriller tone--one never knows whether to laugh or scream. If the story lags a bit towards the end, and if the conclusion is rather a simple one, the film is still a model of economy and tone, and it features one of the most memorable villains in suspense-film history--one that weighs forty tons. 9 out of 10.

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