DuellenMovie
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.
About Duellen
Duellen is a 1962 drama movie directed by Knud Leif Thomsen.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 37m, production credits from Denmark, an original language code of DA.
The credited cast includes Frits Helmuth, John Price, Axel Strøbye, Hans Kurt. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
