Duel [videorecording] / Universal ; screenplay by Richard Matheson ; produced by George Eckstein ; directed by Steven Spielberg.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 21976 | UniversalLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: French, Spanish Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]Edition: Collector's edDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0783268580
- 9780783268583
- Director of photography, Jack A. Marta; editor, Frank Morriss; music, Billy Goldenberg.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Driving down a deserted Southern California highway at a safe and sane 55 miles per hour, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) steps on the pedal to pass a large gas trailer truck. Moments later, the truck is back, dangerously tailgating Mann before abruptly cutting him off. For the next 90 minutes, Mann and the never-seen truckdriver are pitted against one another in a motorized duel to the death. Author Richard Matheson conceived Duel after a similar experience with a reckless trucker. The story first appeared in Playboy magazine, then was picked up for adaptation by the producers of The ABC Movie of the Week. The director chosen to helm Duel on location in Soledad Canyon was a bright 23-year-old who'd shown promise on such series as Night Gallery and Columbo: Steven Spielberg. First telecast on December 18, 1971, Duel was so popular that a somewhat longer version (with added violence and profanity) was prepared for theatrical release in 1983. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on a story by Richard Matheson.
Originally broadcast as a made-for-TV movie in 1971.
Special features: Conversation with director Steven Spielberg; Steven Spielberg and the small screen; Richard Matheson: The writing of Duel; photograph and poster gallery; trailer; cast and filmmakers; production notes.
Director of photography, Jack A. Marta; editor, Frank Morriss; music, Billy Goldenberg.
Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Lou Frizzel, Gene Dynarski, Lucille Benson, Tim Herbert.
A traveling businessman is menaced on the highway by a huge diesel truck. Although he can never see the psychopathic driver of the truck, he soon realizes that this guy is out to kill him!
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.