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This is an account of Steven Spielberg’s first stand-alone film, Duel, a made for TV movie that first aired in 1971. This book chronicles the film’s history, from the original short story by acclaimed writer Richard Matheson (16 Twilight Zone episodes, Somewhere in Time, I Am Legend) to its development as a teleplay, to its production under the direction of Spielberg.
Spielberg provided the author with many rare documents from his archives, including multiple drafts of Duel’s teleplay, the shooting schedule, shooting logistics breakdowns, production correspondence, storyboards, shooting maps, and much more. The film's teleplay (including the never-before-published script for the four additional scenes drafted by Spielberg and the film’s producer for the theatrical edit) are all included in this book.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: It Began As It Would End - With a Crash
Chapter 2: Richard Matheson and "Duel": From Genesis to Short Story
Chapter 3: Steven Spielberg, Universal Contract Director
Chapter 4: A Well-Oiled Machine: Pre-Production
Storyboards for Duel
Chapter 5: Duel in the Sun: The Production, The Film
Chapter 6: Cutting to the Chase: Post-Production
Chapter 7: Premiere
Chapter 8: On the Road with Duel
Chapter 9: Legacy
Appendix: Teleplay of Duel by Richard Matheson
Additional Scenes
Duel Maps
Bibliography
About the Author
About the author
Steven Awalt
