Duel
“The most bizarre murder weapon ever used!”
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
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Cast
15 people
Dennis Weaver
David Mann
Known for
Gunsmoke
Touch of Evil
Jacqueline Scott
Mrs. Mann
Known for
Empire of the Ants
Charley Varrick
Eddie Firestone
Cafe Owner
Known for
Galactica 1980
The Law and Jake Wade
Gene Dynarski
Man in Cafe
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Lucille Benson
Lady at Snakerama
Known for
1941
Silver Streak
Tim Herbert
Gas Station Attendant
Also in
Soylent Green
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Alexander Lockwood
Old Man in Car
Known for
Family Plot
The Tarnished Angels
Shirley O'Hara
Waitress
Known for
Tarzan and the Amazons
The Chase
Carey Loftin
The Truck Driver
Known for
Patton
Charles Seel
Old Man
Known for
Westworld
Amy Douglass
Old Woman in Car
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dick Whittington
Radio Interviewer (voice)
Known for
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Steven Spielberg Director · Richard Matheson Screenplay Billy Goldenberg Composer
Budget $450K · United States release April 22, 1983 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$450,000
Production
Universal Television
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · November 13, 1971
TV
United States · April 22, 1983
Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
United States · August 12, 2003
Physical · DVD (Expanded 90-minute cut)
United States
November 13, 1971 · TV · ABC Movie of the Week
May 5, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray (Expanded 90-minute cut)
Australia
April 6, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
Belgium
June 29, 1973 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 15, 2001 · Physical · mj.gov.br - Cic Vídeo
Denmark
April 27, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
Finland
April 6, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
France
March 21, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
October 19, 2004 · Physical · DVD (Expanded 90-minute cut)
October 1, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 31, 2015 · Digital
May 19, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray (Expanded 90-minute cut)
July 1, 2022 · Digital · Salto
Germany
August 7, 1973 · Theatrical · West Germany, expanded 90-minute cut
Iceland
October 18, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
July 18, 1973 · Premiere · Taormina Film Festival
August 31, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
Japan
January 13, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
November 22, 1975 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
October 15, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 5, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
March 9, 2002 · TV · SBS 6
October 7, 2004 · Physical · DVD (Expanded 90-minute cut)
Norway
March 20, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
January 24, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
August 25, 1975 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 3, 1973 · Theatrical · 90-minute version
Serbia
February 1, 1974 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
Spain
November 11, 1973 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 21, 1973 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
November 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD (Expanded 90-minute cut)
May 25, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray (Expanded 90-minute cut)
Türkiye
December 25, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 1, 1972 · Theatrical · Expanded 90-minute cut
March 5, 1978 · TV
Uruguay
April 24, 1975 · Theatrical
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