Duellen

Overview

A sort of forerunner to Hollywood's Boogie Nights (1997), this Danish melodrama is set in the world of strip clubs. A medical student (Frits Helmuth) earns money for tuition working in a burlesque joint. He falls for one of the girls (Malene Schwarz), but she is also involved with a movie director (John Price). The director and Helmuth get into a philosophical debate about love and Darwinism, and the film ends with a duel (the film's title). Duellen was met with mostly incomprehension when it premiered and is no more lucid when viewed today. The striptease scene featuring full-frontal nudity is tame by modern standards.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 9, 1962

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

Nordisk Film Denmark

Cast

Elith Pio,Poul Müller,Minna Jørgensen,Karl Stegger,Frits Helmuth,Albert Watson,Poul Thomsen,Maxine,Axel Strøbye,Hans Kurtand 7 more

Director

Knud Leif Thomsen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0123813