The 1976 thriller Duel was Steven Spielberg's directorial debut.
"=== 2013-2023: Recent works ===It was announced on May 2, 2013, that Spielberg would direct American Sniper, but he left the project before production began
 Released nineteen years after Last Crusade, the film is set in 1957, pitting Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) against Soviet agents led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), searching for a telepathic crystal skull

