©1971 Universal City Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.

Catalog Number	19-002
Format	Standard Play CAV
Running Time	91 minutes
Release History

Standard Play Version

Mono Pressing Location DiscoVision Carson Label Color Blue Retail Price $9.95 Issued February 1979

Side Frames Running Time 1 39,675 27min 33sec 2 27,919 19min 23sec 3 30,040 20min 52sec 4 32,967 22min 54sec 130,601 90min 42sec

Ratings Video Transfer Audio Transfer Replication

Packaging Large Open-Top Open-Top Side-Open Sticker Printed

Pressing Notes

The video transfer of Duel is acceptable, however the source material, 35mm film, has some obvious flaws and they show up on the screen. The audio is transferred well, however, it seems the audio and video are out of sync by more than a full second for the famous truck crash sequence. Not having personally seen the film in any other venue than DiscoVision, I cannot be sure if this is the directors intent, or a mistake in the transfer.

Some copies have additional information at the end of side 3. A player which ignores the "end of side" is required to play this additional program. What has been discovered is SMPTE color bars and 1000hz tone. During the test pattern, the frame counter remains stationary. However, further down the disc, the counter resets, the typical side opening bumper begins, announcing side 4...of Duel. The first 8,290 frames of side 4 are present before there simply isn't any recorded material left on the disc and the player looses sync. The complete side 4 is then presented, on side 4.

Release History