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November 21, 2014  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

 

Psst! Don’t tell my TV History and Appreciation of the 60s and 70s class at Rowan University, but this 1971 Steven Spielberg made-for-TV movie is on the lesson plan for Monday’s class. It was the masterfully directed action movie and psychological thriller that launched Spielberg’s career into a higher gear, leading almost directly to Jaws four years later. Dennis Weaver stars, as a meek man harassed on the open highway by a prehistoric-looking old truck and its mysterious, mostly unseen driver. “You can’t beat me on the grade!” Great movie.

 
 
 
 
 
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