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Duel ()

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A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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David Mann
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Mrs. Mann
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Cafe Owner
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Bus Driver
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Man in Cafe
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Lady at Snakerama
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Gas Station Attendant
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Old Man
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Waitress
Alexander Lockwood ...
Old Man in Car
Amy Douglass ...
Old Woman in Car
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Radio Interviewer (voice)
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The Truck Driver (as Cary Loftin)
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Car Driver (as Dale VanSickle)
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Lance Cormier ...
Slow Man in Cafe (uncredited)
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Man drinking in cafe (uncredited)
Shawn Steinman ...
Girl on school bus (uncredited)

Directed by

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Steven Spielberg

Written by

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Richard Matheson ... (screenplay)
 
Richard Matheson ... (story)

Produced by

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George Eckstein ... producer

Music by

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Billy Goldenberg

Cinematography by

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Jack A. Marta ... director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Morriss

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Robert S. Smith

Set Decoration by

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Sal Blydenburgh ... (as S. Blydenburgh)

Production Management

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Wallace Worsley Jr. ... unit production manager (as Wallace Worsley)
Charles Clement ... post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Fargo ... assistant director (as Jim Fargo)

Sound Department

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Jerry Christian ... sound effects editor
Edwin S. Hall ... sound
Sam Caylor ... sound (uncredited)
Dale Johnston ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jack Kirschner ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Ronald LaVine ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Sid Lubow ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Richard Raderman ... sound effects editor (uncredited)
John Stacy ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Carey Loftin ... stunt coordinator (as Cary Loftin)
Carol Daniels ... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pat Eustis ... camera car operator (uncredited)
Sherman Kunkel ... camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Beaver ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Bob Bornstein ... music copyist (uncredited)
Dennis Budimir ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Larry Bunker ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Al Casey ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra manager (uncredited)
Mike Deasy ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Victor Feldman ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Sam Freed Jr. ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Billy Goldenberg ... conductor (uncredited)
Milt Holland ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Artie Kane ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Carol Kaye ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Hal Mooney ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards ... musician: drums, percussion (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Thomas ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Donald P. Desmond ... transportation (uncredited)
Alfred Schultz ... transportation captain (uncredited)
Alby Thomas ... transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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James W. Gavin ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Gerry Lewis ... publicist (uncredited)
Junior Newman ... mechanic (uncredited)
Michael Parkhurst ... marketing consultant (uncredited) / technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords
Taglines A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck, and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Duel of Death (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Duel of Death (World-wide, English title)
  • Duel of Death (India, English title)
  • Duell (Germany)
  • El diablo sobre ruedas (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Box Office

Budget $450,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Richard Matheson, he was inspired to write the original short story "Duel" after an encounter with a tailgating truck driver on November 22, 1963, the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. See more »
Goofs When Mann approaches the phone booth at the "Snakerama" he says "Odd place for a telephone booth," and gets inside, closing the door behind him. The camera pans to the right slightly, revealing the reflection of Steven Spielberg in the lower right-hand side of the glass panel, wearing what appears to be a blue Hawaiian shirt, glancing up and down at the script in his hands. Behind him, the truck's reflection can also be seen. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Never Give a Trucker an Even Break (1978). See more »
Soundtracks Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes See more »
Crazy Credits A scene plays out over the credits where David Mann sits on the edge of the cliff throwing stones. See more »
Quotes David Mann: I'd like to report a truck driver who's been endangering my life.
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