Duellen
5.5
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.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
17 people
Frits Helmuth
Known for
Flickering Lights
John Price
Also in
The Man Who Thought Life
Neighbors
Axel Strøbye
Known for
Gertrud
Pelle the Conqueror
Hans Kurt
Also in
Kvindelist og kærlighed
Cupid on the Phone
Buster Larsen
Known for
Pelle the Conqueror
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Vera Gebuhr
Known for
Gertrud
Medea
Albert Watson
Also in
The Red Circle
Når enden er go'
Ulla Darni
Also in
Still Dust on the Brain
Elith Pio
Known for
Häxan
For freedom and justice
Poul Müller
Also in
Strandvaskeren
Det gælder livet
Karl Stegger
Known for
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
Aage Winther-Jørgensen
Also in
The Singing Forest
The Vicar of Vejlby
Knud Leif Thomsen Director
First release February 9, 1962 · Produced in Denmark · Production Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · February 9, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
More from Knud Leif Thomsen
Other films they directed, best known first.
Some details come from TheTVDB.