Steven Awalt is a noted writer and film historian, recognized as an authority on the career of Steven Spielberg. His work delves into the making of pivotal early films, exploring the creative process, inspirations, and production challenges that shaped the director's distinctive style. Through in-depth interviews and meticulous research, Awalt offers readers profound insights into the art of filmmaking. His expertise is further cemented by his appearances in retrospective documentaries examining cinematic history.
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 ...