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Duel
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7.4Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Cast
- Dennis Weaver as David Mann
- Jacqueline Scott as Mrs. Mann
- Eddie Firestone as Cafe Owner
- Gene Dynarski as Man in Cafe
- Lucille Benson as Lady at Snakerama
- Tim Herbert as Gas Station Attendant
Themes
- california
- panic
- chase
- gas station
- falsely accused
- cliff
- deputy
- car crash
- truck
- salesman
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Key facts
- Based on
- "Duel", 1971 short story, by Richard Matheson
- Written by
- Richard Matheson
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Starring
- Dennis Weaver
- Composer
- Billy Goldenberg
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Producer
- George Eckstein
- Cinematography
- Jack A. Marta
- Editor
- Frank Morriss
- Running time
- 74 minutes (original), 90 minutes (theatrical)
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $450,000
- Network
- ABC
- Release
- November 13, 1971 ( 1971-11-13 )
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 927645
- Image
- Surviving Duel truck.JPG
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- publication date
- 1974-02-00
- title
- Duel
- review score
- 89%
- Commons category
- Duel (1971 film)
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Truck used in the film
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.