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Duel (1971) Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 13 November 1971
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 74 mins (US TV) 90 mins (European theatrical)
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: mono CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Universal
Producer: George Eckstein
Unit Production Manager: Wallace Worsley
SCRIPT
Script / Story: Richard Matheson
DIRECTION
Director: Steven Spielberg
Assistant Director: Jim Fargo
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jack A. Marta
EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Frank Morriss
MUSIC
Music: Billy Goldenberg
SOUND
Sound: Edwin S. Hall
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Robert S. Smith
Set Decorator: S. Blydenburgh
MISCELLANEOUS
Titles / Opticals: Universal Title
LOCATIONS
Locations: Acton, California, USA
STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Cary Loftin
Car Driver: Dale Van Sickle
CAST
Dennis Weaver (David Mann)
Jacqueline Scott (Mrs Mann)
Eddie Firestone (cafe owner)
Lou Frizzell (bus driver)
Gene Dynarski (man in cafe)
Lucille Benson (lady at Snakerama)
Tim Herbert (gas station attendant)
Charles Seel (old man)
Shirley O'Mara (waitress)
Alexander Lockwood (old man in bar)
Amy Douglass (old woman in car)
Dick Whittington (voice of radio interviewer)
Cary Loftin (truck driver)
Shawn Steinman (uncredited)
SUMMARY
A boring drive across California turns into a
nightmare for David Mann when he passes a huge truck and finds himself
being pursued and persecuted by the never-seen driver. The duel escalates
out of control until Mann is forced to take drastic measures to escape
his opponent.
CAPSULE REVIEW
A key title in the Spielberg canon, marking the
director's first flirtation with the theme of man-vs-monster that
was to play such an important role in his subsequent career. His justly
famous parable of a solitary motorist and his epic struggle against
the almost demonic machinations of a giant truck that pursues him
across the American badlands cast the mold from which subsequent explorations
of the theme were made. Brilliantly made and as powerful now as it
was in the early 70s.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Television Distributor: ABC
Video Distributor: MCA
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: PG
Finland
Rating: K-16
Germany
Rating: 12
Norway
Rating: 12
Sweden
Rating: 11
UK
Rating: PG
USA
Rating: PG
TIMELINE
1971
September
13: Production begins
October
4: Production ends
November
13: USA - television broadcast
1973
March
21: Sweden - theatrical release
April
6: Finland - theatrical release
August
7: West Germany - theatrical release
1984
January
24: Norway - theatrical re-release
1987
May
6: Spain - theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
The Killer's Weapon - A 40 Ton Truck
Terror in your rear view mirror.
When the headlights of a truck become the eyes of a psychopath.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
El diablo sobre ruedas – Spanish
title
Duell – German title
Duellen – Swedish title
Encurralado – Brazilian title
Kauhun kilometrit – Finnish title
Párbaj – Hungarian title
Pojedynek na szosie – Polish title
Um Assassino pelas Costas – Portugese title
AWARDS
1973
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
Grand Prize (Steven Spielberg) - winner
1972
Emmy Awards, USA
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing (Jerry Christian, James
Troutman, Ronald LaVine, Sid Lubow, Richard Raderman, Dale Johnston,
Sam Caylor, John Stacy, Jack Kirschner) - winner
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming
- For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television (Jack
A. Marta) - nominated
Golden Globes, USA
Best Movie Made for TV - nominated
LINKS
SEE ALSO
1941 (1979)
Breakdown (1997)
Hard Car - Desiderio sfrenato del piacere (1990)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Joy Ride (2001)
Speed Zone! (1989)
FOOTAGE INCLUDED
IN
The Incredible Hulk: Never Give a Trucker an Even Break (1978)
REFERENCES MAGAZINES
The Movie p.1560
credits, review
TV Times 18-24
April 1987 p.55
credits, synopsis
TV Times 24-30
September 1988 pp.31; 40
review; credits, synopsis
BOOKS
Hoffman's Guide
to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.115
credits, short review
Horror and Science
Fiction Films II p.113
credits
OTHER SOURCES
screen
credits
KEYWORDS
automobiles; cafes; california; cars; car accidents; car chases;
chases; deserts; gas stations; laundromats; los angeles; paranoia; psychopaths;
railroad crossings; road rage; school buses; short story into film; snakes;
spiders; tarantulas; telephone boxes; trucks
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