About this episode
The episode discusses the 1971 film 'Duel', focusing on the intense psychological battle between a man and a mysterious truck driver.
David Mann (Dennis Weaver), a mild-mannered electronics salesman, is driving cross-country on a two-lane highway when he encounters an old oil tanker driven by an unseen driver who seems to enjoy annoying him with dangerous antics on the road. Unable to escape the demonic big rig, David finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the monstrous truck. When the pursuit escalates to deadly levels, David must summon his inner warrior and turn the tables on his tormentor. Legion Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LegionPodcasts/posts Legion Discord: https://discord.gg/HdkpsK3CZv PocketCasts: https://pca.st/DGwk Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0PhshKRtKhh4ESfKhrer6s?si=7M_fLKDsRomBgiowA0WWOA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-psyops/id1037574921?mt=2&ls=1 Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/www.legionpodcasts.com/category/cinema-psyops/feed/ iHeartRADIO: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-cinema-psyops-77894788/ Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/cinema-psyops/PC:60333 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/cinema-psyops-24413 Subscribe By Email: https://www.subscribebyemail.com/feeds.transistor.fm/cinema-psyops Cinema…
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Host: Cinema PSYOPS
Topics covered
- road thriller
- cat and mouse
- psychological tension
- 1970s cinema
- character transformation
Keywords
- Duel
- Dennis Weaver
- psychological thriller
- 1971 film
- cat and mouse chase
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Books & works: Duel
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