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What begins as an ordinary business trip becomes a terrifying life and death battle for David Mann (Dennis Weaver) in Duel, this classic early film from Steven Spielberg. Initially, Mann refuses to believe he is being followed by a huge diesel truck, but soon the unbelievable horror of the situation sinks in. He realises that .. Read more

Starring	Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott
Director	Steven Spielberg
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Spielberg's first film, superbly scripted by Richard Matheson, made for TV but booking its own place on the big screen:... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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- - 20
  - 2
  Clever, tense and exciting. Great stuff.
  
  Spielbergs first film is something different and really exciting.
  
  It follows a salesman who ends up in a road rage incident with the driver of a huge... read more »
  
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  - Abingdon, Oxon
  - 12 Aug 2004 at 13:07
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- - 0
  - 7
  Worst film I've seen!!
  
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  This film was incredibly boring, and wasn't even predictable as nothing happened - my husband and two daughters even found it very tedious! - basically, a ... read more »
  
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  - TWells
  - 06 Jan 2011 at 19:06
- - 2
  - 5
  Not one of his best
  
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  I must say there were only a few highlights to the film, for one the man can not drive over 60 mph to save his life! He drove... read more »
  
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- - Channerz
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  - Guernsey
  - 04 Jan 2011 at 14:31
- - 0
  - 5
  Good Job Spielberg Done This One First
  
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  David Mann (Weaver) an everyman with a boring job who has trouble standing up for himself. While driving through the desert to an important meeting, he passes a... read more »
  
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- - tomparfitt17
  - 12 reviews
  - Midsomer Norton
  - 01 Nov 2010 at 09:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth a look
  
  Fore runner to Jeepers Creepers (without the flying monster). Directed by Steven Spilberg.
  
  An thriller where an evil looking truck with registration ... read more »
  
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- - VFF
  - 102 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2010 at 14:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Loved it
  
  When I watched it I thought I would get bored but it builds up a lot of tension and you cant leave the tv screen. Scary but not gory.
  
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  - Leeds
  - 22 Dec 2009 at 08:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Nail-biting suspense horror
  
  Must must must see. Had me crawling up the walls with tension. A total horror, though there is not a drop of blood - no gore at all, but so chilling and ... read more »
  
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- - Truffle1
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 07 May 2009 at 11:41
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  - 2
  Boring
  
  I had to turn it off after 10 minutes. Found it completely boring.
  
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  - Coventry
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 16:41
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  Mixed Feelings
  
  Well my Husband loved it thought it was great. I thought it was very dull and just a load of intense nonsense with no real story. The filming was ... read more »
  
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  - Chesterfield
  - 18 Feb 2009 at 16:56
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  - 2
  Dual
  
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  I found this movie, quite boring, and dated. i only watched about three quaters of it as i found it tiresome.
  
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  - Swanscombe
  - 16 Jan 2009 at 12:20
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  Spielberg's great TV debut
  
  I've always wanted to see this film and either always missed it when it was on TV or simply fell asleep. Now I've finally seen it I know it was worth ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Oct 2008 at 14:07
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- - 20
  - 2
  Clever, tense and exciting. Great stuff.
  
  Spielbergs first film is something different and really exciting.
  
  It follows a salesman who ends up in a road rage incident with the driver of a huge... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 14458
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  - a customer
  - Abingdon, Oxon
  - 12 Aug 2004 at 13:07
- - 7
  - 0
  Engaging thrill ride
  
  This is not a slick hollywood blockbuster of a thriller but all the better for it. The main character is brilliant as a worn down salesman and the truck is ... read more »
  
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- - MuleII
  - London
  - 20 Sep 2005 at 16:48
- - 6
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  Sleek
  
  It says a lot when your made-for-TV debut movie ends up being revered as a cinema classic. 'Duel' deserves all the plaudits its ever received, and is ... read more »
  
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- - Mike Thomas
  - South Wales
  - 12 Aug 2005 at 17:49
- - 3
  - 0
  86 minutes of pure suspense.
  
  Classic suspense thriller with exciting setpieces and excellent performance by Weaver. Spielberg shows his talent as a storyteller (though there isnt much story... read more »
  
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- - The Christian Review
  - UK
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 09:53
- - 3
  - 0
  top notch
  
  excellent film considering this film was actually made for TV.
  
  great performance by Dennis Weaver(sadly passed away this month)
  
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- - john
  - manchester
  - 03 Mar 2006 at 12:19
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth a look
  
  Fore runner to Jeepers Creepers (without the flying monster). Directed by Steven Spilberg.
  
  An thriller where an evil looking truck with registration ... read more »
  
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- - VFF
  - 102 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2010 at 14:52
- - 0
  - 0
  Suspense galore
  
  A good film, if a bit slow at times. The fact you never see the lorry driver adds to the suspense. Is the rep going home in one piece or not? It had me glued ... read more »
  
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  - crawley, sussex
  - 11 Jun 2005 at 20:00
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  ULTIMATE SUSPENSE
  
  This is suspense bottled. Weaver is perfect as an average joe pushed to the limits of reason by a dirty big lorry intent on wiping him off the desert highway... read more »
  
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- - Ryan Heeger
  - Cardiff
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 16:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Still makes me bite my nails!
  
  This film doesn't age badly at all. This has tension and some real nail biting moments. The story line is as simple as it gets folks so you can just sit ... read more »
  
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- - Cindy
  - Surrey
  - 07 Sep 2005 at 10:54
- - 1
  - 1
  was OK
  
  an interesting enough movie but not earth shattering
  
  worth a watch once
  
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  - croydon
  - 02 Oct 2005 at 19:56

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