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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
DK
Genres:
Drama
Release:
February 1962
Production:
Nordisk Film Denmark
Cast:
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, Minna Jørgensen, Poul Thomsen, Knud Rex, Maxine, Malene Schwartz
