September 11, 2011
Duel is great, the tension and cinematography was incredible and I loved it.
Dennis Weaver,
Jacqueline Scott,
Eddie Firestone,
Tim Herbert,
Lou Frizzell
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Driving down a deserted Southern California highway at a safe and sane 55 miles per hour, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) steps on the pedal to pass a large gas trailer truck. Moments later, the truck is b... read more
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Release Date: January 1, 1972
Keywords:
road,
made-for-TV,
first film,
dennis weaver,
truck driver,
steven spielberg,
Times New Roman,
Steven Spielberg ,
Dennis Weaver ,
David Mann
DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004
Stats: 1,915 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (1,915)
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March 12, 2011Absolutely amazing! I expected it to be a bit naff as it was in his early days but this was well thought out and perfectly executed. The narrative is simple, understandable, believable and intriguing. The cinematography is outstanding and the feel you get when you see that truck ... read more
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February 13, 2011Mystery, terror and great on-the-road suspense. Also an important milestone in the career of Steven Spielberg, as it's the movie that catapulted him into fame. Already back in 1971 he had amazing talent, and altough he's made a lot better movies than this, it's astoningly good fo... read more
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January 24, 2011Great wind-up movie. Constant state of tension. What a debut for Spielberg. I'm curious to see the 74 minute tv version and see how it plays.
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December 29, 2010What a nightmare, some guy is being terrorized by a truck driver on the highway. This movie has good suspense, I really liked it.
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August 21, 2010A masterful show of slow building intensity by Spielberg. Full review later.
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June 15, 2010This movie surrounds a lone driver being terrorized by a psychotic trucker. Speilberg's directing is great and his refusal to show the trucker adds to the suspense. Only the truckers boots and his hand can be briefly seen. The music is quit unconventional and is very effective in... read more
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September 29, 2009Great film, it?s kind of like Jaws but with a truck! In fact, the scene in which Jaws dies uses the same sound effect and is almost a copy of the scene in which the truck goes over the cliff. Spielberg says so himself in the extras. Dennis Weaver is sorely missed.
Critic Reviews
December 10, 2007
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
January 15, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Even without benefit of hindsight, Duel looks like the work of an unusually talented young director. Full Review
July 20, 2011
Rob Humanick, Projection Booth
The film's rusted, growling tanker truck is an obvious predecessor to the man-eating Great White of Jaws. And it's every bit as terrifying. Full Review
August 2, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... 'road rage' taken to new heights of exploitation by the boy wonder. Full Review
July 12, 2009
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
At 24, Spielberg demonsrated his technical virtuosity with his first made for TV feature, a nail-biting suspenser of a salesman pursued on the roadby a mad trucker. Full Review
April 24, 2009
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
Steven Spielberg's debut feature is a ripper Full Review
July 4, 2008
Lucius Gore, ESplatter
The film pits the awesome talents of Richard Matheson ... with Spielberg, delivering one of the best genre films of the past 50 years. Full Review
December 10, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
An exquisite piece of streamlined suspense and action that clearly demonstrates that [Spielberg] was already in full control of his vision. Full Review
May 11, 2006
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Superior made-for-TV thriller directed by Spielberg.
February 9, 2006
Jean-François Vandeuren, Panorama
Duel demeure donc encore aujourd'hui l'un des meilleurs exemples de l'agilité de Spielberg à si bien combler un manque de substance par ses grands talents de raconteur. Full Review
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