The greatest movie ever!

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Disturbing yet enthralling

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

From the opening scene I can tell that this film is directed by an exceptional director. This is how remarkable Spielberg's directorial debut is. Without any exaggeration, Duel is one of the most suspenseful movies I've ever seen. While there are some wasted time, Spielberg used a lot of astute techniques that were enough to keep me, literally, on the edge of my seat! From the Hitchcockian use of the music score to increase the tension, to the innovative ideas that were continuously renewed. The thing that bothered me is the use of the voice-over. It's completely misused in this movie. Whenever the tension was dominant, the voice-over interrupted this tension. And if this terrible voice-over has been used at more stable times, it was very dull and monotonous. Dennis Weaver gave a superb performance. I didn't know he's such a great actor.Also, this movie maybe is the most beautiful-looking B-Movie ever! It really has a gorgeous cinematography that could be equal to many big-budget movies.(8.5/10)

Awesome movie that eventually led to Jaws and all the other wonderful movie Steven Spielberg has crafted.

Fortunately I saw this film at the cinema and was unaware of its TV origin. It was the support movie but impressed me so much that I can't even remember what the main feature was. The only other B movie to have that effect on me is Beach Red. In the UK Dennis Weaver was only known to us as Chester from Gunsmoke, and in Duel he plays a similar meek character. His wife does not appreciate him and his boss is demanding. However, like a lot of us; in his car, he is king. Thus, when he is held up by a filthy smoke-belching truck, he is quite happy to indulge in a little alpha male posturing with the other driver and quickly overtakes. His victory is short lived since the truck driver retakes the road aggressively. From then on the situation gets out of hand rapidly. Although our man gets in front again, the truck begins to tailgate him at high speed, eventually forcing him off the road near a diner. But it's not over. After a brief rest and a mistaken confrontation with the wrong trucker, the chase is on again and the situation gets more and more terrifying. The eventual resolution should be a letdown, but it isn't. In the final showdown on the clifftop I was expecting the trucker to confound our frantic hero by saying something like he was a hit-man hired by the wife. But we never get an explanation or see the driver's face. The mighty truck simply plunges over a cliff roaring and groaning with primeval fury. And you're so breathless by this time it doesn't matter. And you've enjoyed a cracking movie!

This surely has to be classed as a classic. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Would love to see it again. No spoilers, watch and judge for yourself. Brilliant, you'll be sorry if yo miss this one. Yes, it's old, but really worth watching.Don't want to give any opinion other than the one mentioned.