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Author Awalt, Steven, 1973- author.

Title Steven Spielberg and Duel : the making of a film career / Steven Awalt.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

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 Moore Stacks  PN1997.D836 A93 2014    Available  ---
Description viii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 331-335) and index.
Contents It began as it would end: with a crash -- Richard Matheson and "Duel": from genesis to short story -- Steven Spielberg, universal contract director -- A well-oiled machine: pre-production -- Storyboards for Duel -- Duel in the sun: the production, the film -- Cutting to the chase: post-production -- Premiere -- On the road with Duel -- Legacy.
Summary This is an account of Steven Spielberg's first stand-alone film, Duel, a made for TV movie that first aired in 1971. This book chronicles the film's history, from the original short story by acclaimed writer Richard Matheson (16 Twilight Zone episodes, Somewhere in Time, I Am Legend) to its development as a teleplay, to its production under the direction of Spielberg.
Subject Duel (Motion picture)
Duel (Motion picture)
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
Criticism and interpretation.
ISBN 081089260X (cloth) (alkaline paper)
9780810892606 (cloth) (alkaline paper)
9780810892613 (ebook)
Standard No. 40023551647