Overview
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. Spielberg provided the author with many rare documents from his archives, including multiple drafts of Duel s teleplay, the shooting schedule, shooting logistics breakdowns, production correspondence, storyboards, shooting maps, and much more. The film's teleplay (including the never-before-published script for the four additional scenes drafted by Spielberg and the film s producer for the theatrical edit) are all included in this book."
- | Author: Steven Awalt
- | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- | Publication Date: Jun 09, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 354 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1442273267
- | ISBN-13: 9781442273269
