
While traveling through the desert for an appointment with a client, the businessman David Mann from California passes a slow and old tanker truck. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases David along the empty highway trying to kill him.... (Full plot summary below)
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While traveling through the desert for an appointment with a client, the businessman David Mann from California passes a slow and old tanker truck. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases David along the empty highway trying to kill him.
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| The Seattle TimesJohn HartlThis is a film stripped back to its bare essentials, and Spielberg thrives in having to get creative to make each moment feel as fresh and energised as the last. |
| The GuardianScott TobiasIt takes less than a minute of watching Duel, Steven Spielberg's feature-length debut, to realize you're in the hands of a master director. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonMr. Spielberg's 1971 television film Duel took advantage of the very narrowness of its premise, building excitement from the most minimal ingredients and the simplest of situations. |
| Chicago ReaderDrew HuntThe existential allegories are pretty blunt—star Dennis Weaver’s character, a symbol for all mankind, is literally named Mann—but the filmmaking is electric, an early testament to Spielberg’s prowess. |
| EmpireIan FreerA made-for-TV movie that proved so remarkable it received a theatrical release (first in Europe, then 10 years later in the US), Spielberg's calling card is as distinctive a piece of visual storytelling as you're ever likely to see. |
| Screen RantCathal GunningAs a marriage of theme (the pace of modern life makes enemies of potential friends and renders everyone faceless) and technique, Duel is a compelling thriller that crystallizes Spielberg’s early promise and, as a result, is often seen as one of the best TV movies the medium has ever offered. |
| Los Angeles TimesMaria D. LasoA slim Richard Matheson story that Spielberg padded into a 90-minute feature by artfully assembling a string of insert shots. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis simple premise -- a killer truck stalks a driver -- becomes the basis for an exceptionally fraught and well- made suspense film. |
| User Reviewscott550Widely hailed as the greatest made for tv movie ever. Brilliant directing by Spielberg. The scene at the railroad crossing is amazing. An astounding action thriller. |
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