Duel (1971)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:31
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: DUEL, one of Steven Spielberg's first vehicles, foreshadowed the blockbuster film JAWS. Using minimal dialogue and effects, Spielberg defines the characteristics of his prolific oeuvre in this... [More]
Starring: Dennis Weaver, Tim Herbert, Charles Seel, Eddie Firestone
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Reviews for Duel
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... 'road rage' taken to new heights of exploitation by the boy wonder. Full Review |
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A- |
At 24, Spielberg demonsrated his technical virtuosity with his first made for TV feature, a nail-biting suspenser of a salesman pursued on the roadby a mad trucker. Full Review |
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Steven Spielberg's debut feature is a ripper Full Review |
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4/4 |
The film pits the awesome talents of Richard Matheson ... with Spielberg, delivering one of the best genre films of the past 50 years. Full Review |
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4/4 |
An exquisite piece of streamlined suspense and action that clearly demonstrates that [Spielberg] was already in full control of his vision. Full Review |
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This 1971 made-for-TV movie was one of Steven Spielberg's auditions for Jaws, and the same slickly impersonal shock effects prevail. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Superior made-for-TV thriller directed by Spielberg.
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8/10 |
Duel demeure donc encore aujourd'hui l'un des meilleurs exemples de l'agilité de Spielberg à si bien combler un manque de substance par ses grands talents de raconteur. Full Review |
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Simply a rivetingly murderous game of cat and mouse that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Full Review |
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2/5 |
pretty boring for Spielberg
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4/5 |
Even without benefit of hindsight, Duel looks like the work of an unusually talented young director. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A lean, efficient thrill ride that taps into "road rage" long before the term existed.
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[A] masterpiece of visual suspense that’s hardly dated at all, more than 30 years later. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Not even Hitchcock could have shot or paced Duel any better. Spielberg understands precisely where to insert his silences and pauses, and when to make them restful or tense. He knows how to pour it on for the exciting chase scenes. Full Review |
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A thrillingly paranoid tale of a businessman (Dennis Weaver) and his apocalyptic duel with the driver of a monster truck. Full Review |
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A- |
A sort of minimalist telepic precursor to John Dahl’s Joyride that packs the unadulterated genre punch of pure grain alcohol... Full Review |
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3/4 |
Gets plenty of mileage (no pun intended) out of its simple premise. Full Review |
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5/5 |
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4/5 |
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