Duel
film by Spielberg [1971]
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Duel is a 1971 television film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is a tense thriller about a motorist who is relentlessly pursued by a homicidal truck driver. The film was noted for its suspenseful and claustrophobic atmosphere, despite its typical television production constraints. Due to its success, Duel was later released theatrically in Europe. The film stars Dennis Weaver as the terrified motorist, and Spielberg's direction of the action sequences was praised for its bravado.12
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