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Duel (1971)

Directed by Steven Spielberg · Cinematography by Jack A. Marta

PG90 min61 frames

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Duel (1971) movie still: medium — An older woman stands in a desert gas station lot under string lights. She holds a large, dark snake in her gloved…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A dry desert embankment features sparse brush and loose dirt under a clear blue sky. An orange sedan is mid-air,…Duel (1971) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a diner interior looking out through a glass window. Beyond the glass lies a dusty landscape…Duel (1971) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a man's profile seen reflected in a rearview mirror. The reflection shows his glasses and skin…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A rural paved road stretches toward a distant horizon flanked by trees and hills. A single vintage sedan drives away…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A rusted, dirty tanker truck occupies the side of a vast, arid highway. The scene is viewed from inside another…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A weathered fuel tanker travels down a sun-drenched, paved desert road. Mountains rise in the background under a…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A dusty, sun-baked landscape features a winding road with wooden fence posts lining it. A red sedan drifts around a…Duel (1971) movie still: medium — A sparsely decorated booth has pink vinyl seating and light beige walls. A man in a dress shirt sits alone with…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — An arid, hilly landscape features a dusty dirt road winding through rocky terrain. A single red sedan drives along…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A rural level crossing with an active freight train passing in the background. An orange mid-size sedan waits at the…Duel (1971) movie still: closeup — A close-up of a vehicle speedometer dial features the number eighty and indicator marks. A blurred red needle…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A dry, hilly landscape features a winding dirt road under a clear sky. A vintage red sedan travels around a bend,…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A pile of rusted, discarded metal junk and old tires fills the dark foreground. In the distant background, a single…Duel (1971) movie still: wide — A winding asphalt road cuts through a dry, hilly desert landscape with sparse vegetation. A man in a dress shirt and…Duel (1971) movie still: medium — A man stands inside a vintage outdoor glass-paneled phone booth. He holds the telephone receiver to his ear while…
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What is Duel about?

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

Duel is a 1971 American road action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg in his feature film debut. It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann driving his car through rural California to meet a client. However, he finds himself chased and terrorized by the mostly unseen driver of a semi-truck. The screenplay by Richard Matheson adapts his own short story of the same name, published in the April 1971 issue of Playboy, and based on an encounter on November 22, 1963, when a trucker dangerously cut him off on a California freeway.

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What does the cinematography of Duel look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Duel leans on wide compositions (39% of the sample) and medium shots (26%). Cinematographer Jack A. Marta keeps 82% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 84% of the frames play in daylight. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Duel?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Duel (1971) are #332e2a, #585147, #d5d1c7, #cdb292, #6b5749, #ac9174 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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