Duel

Key Movie Elements in:  Duel

Production Team:

Producer                  George Eckstein        

Director                   Steven Spielberg      

Asst Director             Jim Fargo     

Writer                     Richard Matheson      

Director of Photography  Jack A Marta            

Sound                       Edwin S Hall 

Music Director             Billy Goldenberg   

Unit Production Manager  Wallace Worsley        

Set Decorations           S Blydenburgh 

Art Director               Robert S Smith             

Film Editor                 Frank Morriss         

Actors

Actor #1  

Dennis Weaver                        Plays a believable role of the Victim. Down trodden and stressed bringing a sympathy to the main character.

Actor #2

Jacqueline Scott                        Simple and to the point

Actor #3

Carey Loftin                        n/a

Actor #4

1955 Peterbilt 281                        The visual antagonist

Movie:

Character #1

David Mann                        Simple salesman. Stressed by work and by his relationship at home. Is pulled into a ordeal of life and death

Character #2

Mrs Mann                        1970's housewife. Not happy and making sure the main character knows about it. Tormenting him and at the same time acting as the passive wife.

Character #3

The truck driver                        Demented in a simple description. Antagonizes and torments David Mann. Playing a game of cat and mouse.

Character #4

The Truck                        This is the visually body of the truck driver. Even though it is the driver terrorizing David Mann the truck is what becomes the attacker

Setting:

1970's Mountain desert highway.        

Story Line:

While traveling through the desert for an appointment with a client, the salesman David Mann passes a slow and old tanker truck. The truck driver feels offended andplays a deadly game of cat and mouse along the highway trying to kill him.                

Point of View:

First Person  

Theme:

Thriller          

Overview

 This is a well-played simple thriller. You get slowly drawn into the movie with the use of the camera angles. Meeting the “Victim” and because you never see the driver the truck takes on a personality all it’s own. Toying with the main character and slowly driving him to the point of hysterics. The contact struggle to just get away and make it to safety is ever present.

  Based on a true story the believability that this depicted from the filming and the acting will leave you looking in your rear view mirror to see if you are being followed on your next road trip.