Duel (1971)
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Genre
- action film, road movie, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 2,100 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A traveling salesman driving through rural California becomes the target of a relentless and unseen truck driver. He struggles to escape the truck's pursuit across highways and desert roads.
tensesuspensefulclaustrophobicrelentlessanxiousvisceralleanunpredictable
What happens
Duel is a 1971 American road action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in his feature film debut. It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) driving his car through rural California to meet a client. However, he finds himself chased and terrorized by the mostly unseen driver of a semi-truck. The screenplay by Richard Matheson adapts his own short story of the same name, published in the April 1971 issue of Playboy, and based on an encounter on November 22, 1963, when a trucker dangerously cut him off on a California freeway. Produced by Universal Television as a television film, Duel originally aired as a part of the ABC Movie of the Week series on November 13, 1971. It later received an international theatrical release by Universal Pictures (through Cinema International Corporation) in an extended version featuring scenes shot after the film's original TV broadcast. The film received positive reviews from critics, with Spielberg's direction being singled out for praise. It has since been recognized as an influential cult classic and one of the greatest television films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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