Saturday 13th November 1971
The film Duel, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Richard Matheson, based on Matheson’s short story of the same name, was released. It starred Dennis Weaver as David Mann, a terrified motorist stalked on a remote and lonely road by the mostly unseen driver of a mysterious tanker truck. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor.