Before spinning cinematic gold from sharks, dinosaurs and homesick aliens, a young Steven Spielberg directed this high-velocity thriller about an innocent motorist terrorized by an evil truck. Spielberg's first full-length movie, Duel helped jumpstart the director's big-screen career, with a gripping, action-packed story hailed by critics as a film that "...belongs on the classics shelf reserved for top suspensers"(Daily Variety). Dennis Weaver stars as the traveling salesman waging a desperate battle for survival after he is mysteriously singled out for destruction. Praised for its deft use of relentlessly mounting psychological tension, Duel features one of the most uniquely terrifying "characters" in movie history: a massive, roaring 40-ton truck with more sheer menace than most flesh-and-blood villains. But Steven Spielberg was, literally, just getting started. A few years later, the action of Spielberg's blockbuster hit Jaws would echo Duel's tale of a lone hero in a heart-stopping fight to the finish against a monstrous, inhuman foe.
Duel
Production Year:
1971
Released:
Tue, 08/17/2004
Run Time Minutes:
89
Genres:
Action
Genres:
Suspense/Thriller
Genres:
Television
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
4x3-Full Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-2
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Dennis Weaver - David Mann
Actors:
Jacqueline Scott - Mrs. Mann
Actors:
Eddie Firestone - Cafe Owner
Actors:
Lou Frizzell - Bus Driver
Actors:
Gene Dynarski - Man in Cafe
Actors:
Lucille Benson - Lady at Snakerama
Actors:
Tim Herbert - Gas Station Attendant
Actors:
Charles Seel - Old Man
Actors:
Shirley O'Hara - Waitress
Actors:
Alexander Lockwood - Old Man in Car
Actors:
Amy Douglass - Old Woman in Car
Actors:
Dick Whittington - Radio Interviewer
Actors:
Carey Loftin - The Truck Driver
Actors:
Dale Van Sickel - Car Driver
Actors:
Shawn Steinman - Girl on school bus