Duel

Duell

Homage 2023

Source: DVD "Duell" (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC

Driving through the California desert, businessman David Mann finds his way forward blocked by a slow-moving old tanker truck. After he manages to pass it, the truck chases him. David stops at a gas station to call his wife and make up after an argument with her. When he gets back on the road, he is once again attacked by the hissing monster vehicle. David takes refuge at a rest stop, where he thinks he recognises the truck driver, and the two men brawl. But David was mistaken. As he resumes his trip, the aggressive hauler is waiting for him … Steven Spielberg’s first feature to get a theatrical release is a moving picture that does full justice to the term. Both the camera and the vehicles are in motion almost incessantly. With a scant 40 lines of dialogue, the film is the work of a true visual storyteller. Duel, originally shot as a TV movie, is a perfect genre thriller, but also a very personal statement. As Spielberg said, “I was always the kid with the big bully. And Duel is my life in the schoolyard. The truck was the bully and the car was me”.

by Steven Spielberg
with Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizell, Gene Dynarski, Lucille Benson, Tim Herbert, Charles Seel, Shirley O’Hara, Alexander Lockwood USA 1972 English 90’ Colour Rating R16

With

Dennis Weaver
Jacqueline Scott
Eddie Firestone
Lou Frizell
Gene Dynarski
Lucille Benson
Tim Herbert
Charles Seel
Shirley O’Hara
Alexander Lockwood

Crew

Director	Steven Spielberg
Screenplay	Richard Matheson based on his story
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Editing	Frank Morris
Music	Billy Goldenberg
Sound	Edwin S. Hall
Art Director	Robert S. Smith
Producer	George Eckstein

Produced by

Universal Television

Additional information

DCP: Universal Pictures International Germany