The Leviathan 1960 Peterbilt 281 “needlenose” tanker truck hellbent on runnin’ down a terrified motorist down a lonely California desert. Originally broadcast in 1971 on ABC it become the most critically acclaimed made-for-TV film in history. “Both Jays and Duel” director Steven Spielberg says, “are about the Leviathans targeting everymen.”