Duellen (1962)
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.
- Date of release
- 1962-02-09
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Knud Leif Thomsen
Casting
- Frits Helmuth
- John Price
- Axel Strøbye
- Hans Kurt
- Buster Larsen
- Vera Gebuhr
- Albert Watson
- Ulla Darni
- Elith Pio
- Poul Müller
- Karl Stegger
- Aage Winther-Jørgensen
Interesting facts
Duellen is a 1962 Danish drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
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