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Duel (1971)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzell
7.6
89%Runtime89 min
Rating12
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Traveling 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.
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Duel, Steven Spielberg's 1971 made-for-TV film, has been critically acclaimed, with a 7.6/10 rating on IMDb and an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating strong audience reception. The film is considered an early masterpiece for the director, showcasing his talent for building suspense and tension in a simple yet gripping road thriller.
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Duel, the 1971 thriller directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, is a masterclass in building tension and suspense. With Dennis Weaver's gripping performance as a man trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a menacing tanker truck, this film offers a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat experience that will captivate fans of classic Spielberg suspense.
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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 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.
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