By Fred Topel, Special to Hollywood.com
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Monday, August 25, 2008
6. Duel
Steven Spielberg's directorial feature debut, albeit made for television, is one extended chase between a menacing truck--driven by an unseen driver--and his hapless victim--a salesman (Dennis Weaver) driving through the Californian desert. Spielberg plays with every type of desert road space to keep things exciting, and the chase is relentless. 