Duel (1971)

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the Californian desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

• based on short story
• california
• car crash
• chase
• cliff
• cowardliness
• dangerous driving
• deputy
• desert
• eighteen wheeler
• falsely accused
• gas station
• locked bumpers
• monologue
• overheating
• panic
• railroad crossing
• road rage
• salesman
• school bus
• stalking
• terror
• travelling person
• truck driver