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Year:	1971
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Steven Spielberg
Genre:	Stalking, fear, isolation
Starring:	Dennis Weaver, Eddie Firestone
Rating:	5/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/
Tagline:	A duel is about to begin between a man, a truck, and an open road. Where a simple battle of wits is now a matter of life and death.
Favourite line:	"You can't beat me on the grade. You can't beat me on the grade!"

Superlative, tense thriller from Spielberg, his first movie.

A business man is travelling across America, when he inadvertantly annoys a truck driver. The truck driver - who we never see - then proceeds to harass and chase down the poor fellow, attempting to kill him either by his own vehicle or by setting up potential accidents in his path.

The direction is flawless as we take the journey with him, and the atmosphere simply electric.
The acting is great too, and genuine fear and terror are conveyed superbly.
Original and disturbing, this is a must see movie