Dennis Weaver is chased by an unknown truck driver in one of Steven Spielbergs earliest movies. Relentless nail biter, I'm really glad no one has decided to remake what is essentially, a perfect movie.

I started watching these older movies and must say I enjoy them more than today's CGI-heavy movies. I love the practical effects and films being shot on location. It more effectively creates a sense of realism. The actors are also more believable because they are actually part of their surroundings, and not being made belief to be there. Before Spielberg scared us with a shark, he brought us this thrilling road movie. The film never gives us a reason for the truck driver to pursue our hero, nor does it ever reveal the driver. But this was a very exciting film and to this day one of the better road movies out there. Dennis Weaver was so good that you could actually feel his agony and desperation.

So simple, yet so effective! A thriller that would make Hitchcock proud. Simply brilliant. Spielberg's first movie might not be his best, but it comes really close! Definitely worth a watch, or two, or three!

A well crafted and masterfully edited film about a reluctant man on a journey who is drawn into a fight to the death. Initially made for TV, Duel was released for foreign audiences the same year as a feature film with extra scenes filmed afterwards to take it up to the 90 mins mark. Internationally, it attracted the interest of Fellini, who recognised and embraced young Spielberg as a great new talent.