David Mann (Dennis Weaver) passes a massive truck on a quiet desert highway, unsettled but unaware of what’s coming. Moments ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dennis Weaver on the set of "Duel". (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard via Getty Images) First ...

"Duel," the 1971 film featuring Joplin native Dennis Weaver, will be screened at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bookhouse Cinema, 715 E. Broadway. In Steven Spielberg’s first full-length movie, a ...

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First aired on American television as ABC's Movie of the Week on 13 November 1971, Steven Spielberg's Duel was an early harbinger for the arrival of a huge Hollywood talent. After it was aired, the ...