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Duel (1971)

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 30m
  • 81

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Producer:

George Eckstein

Writer:

Richard Matheson

Release Date:

Nov 13, 1971

Runtime:

1hr 30m

Synopsis

A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.

Cast

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

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Metacritic

81
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Based on 15 Critics
8.3

USER SCORE (19)

Universal acclaim based on 19 Reviews
75

A slim Richard Matheson story that Spielberg padded into a 90-minute feature by artfully assembling a string of insert shots.

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Metacritic review by Noel Murray
Noel Murray
The A.V. Club
80

Mr. 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.

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Metacritic review by Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
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