Before the term "road rage" Duel is simply that: Dude passes a semi truck. Trucker is ticked off and starts screwing with the driver (an everyman passive commuter) and it slowly escalates; when you think the driver has finally given up terrorizing poor David (played by Dennis Weaver) he comes back, worse. Scary because it's something that could happen on any given day. It was directed by Spielberg, clear back in 1971.
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