Duel (1971)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
A travelling salesman driving out of Los Angeles on a business trip is hunted along the desert and mountain highways of California by the unseen driver of a battered tanker truck.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Driving out of the city≈ 00:00:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
Mann leaves home in his Plymouth and drives out of the city toward an appointment.
- 2Gas station≈ 00:10:00Mojave Desert, CaliforniaInferred
After overtaking the tanker he stops for gas and phones his wife while the truck pulls in beside him.
- 3Chuck's Cafe≈ 00:28:00Mojave Desert, CaliforniaInferred
Shaken after being run off the road, he tries to identify the trucker among the diners and gets beaten up.
- 4Stranded school bus and railroad crossing≈ 00:45:00Mojave Desert, CaliforniaInferred
- 5Snakerama gas station≈ 00:58:00Mojave Desert, CaliforniaInferred
- 6Mountain pass and canyon edge≈ 01:12:00Mojave Desert, CaliforniaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 155 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Car: 155 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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