Duel is a 1971 American action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Dennis Weaver.
Plot[]
David Mann (Dennis Weaver), a mild mannered electronics salesman, is driving cross-country on a two-lane highway when he encounters an old oil tanker driven by an unseen driver who seems to enjoy annoying him with dangerous antics on the road. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor.
Cast[]
- Dennis Weaver as David Mann
- Dale Van Sickel served as Weaver's stunt driver.
- Jacqueline Scott as Mrs. Manndagger
- Carey Loftin as Truck Driver
- Eddie Firestone as Café Owner
- Lou Frizzell as Bus Driverdagger
- Eugene Dynarski as Man in Café
- Lucille Benson as Lady at Snakerama
- Tim Herbert as Gas Station Attendant
- Charles Seel as Old Man
- Shirley O'Hara as Waitress
- Alexander Lockwood as Jim, Old Man in Car
- Amy Douglass as Old Woman in Car
- Sweet Dick Whittington as Radio Interviewer
Trivia[]
- In the televised version of the film, there were many differences to the soundtrack (most notably a differently sounding train horn and more realistic sounds attached to the truck crash at the end).