Duellen

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Frits Helmuth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

John Price

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Axel Strøbye

Age : N/A | Popularity : 31%

Hans Kurt

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Buster Larsen

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Vera Gebuhr

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Albert Watson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Ulla Darni

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Knud Leif Thomsen
Department	Role	Name

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