David Mann is a middle-aged salesman driving on a business trip. He encounters a dilapidated tank truck in the Mojave Desert. Mann passes the truck, but the truck speeds up and roars past him. When … 展开

• Dennis Weaver as David Mann
• Carey Loftin as Truck Driver
• Jacqueline Scott as Mrs. Mann
• Eddie Firestone as … 展开

Development
Richard Matheson adapted the script from his own short story, which was originally published in the March 1971 issue of Playboy magazine. Matheson got the inspiration for the story when he was tailgated by a trucker … 展开

Duel was initially shown on American television as an installment of the ABC Movie of the Week. It was the 18th highest-rated television movie of the year, with a Nielsen rating of 20.9, and an audience share of 33%.
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Critical response
Duel received positive reviews and is considered one of the greatest television movies ever made. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Duel has a score of 89% based on 45 reviews, with an average … 展开

In 2005, 34 years after the original film, Duel was followed by a spinoff sequel, Throttle, featuring a scene with Tom Gillen as David Mann (previously portrayed by Dennis Weaver), driving a red Plymouth Valiant that was fixed from the wreckage.
In 2015, a 展开

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