Queen of the Deuce

Name: Queen of the Deuce
Genre: Animation, Documentary, History
Released: 2023
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 6.8

2023 · 75 min

Animation · Documentary · History

★ 6.8

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The unbelievable true story of Chelly Wilson, who escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s. Chelly was a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on “The Deuce,” aka New York’s infamous 42nd Street.

Crew

Director Valerie Kontakos
Writer Christos Asteriou
Writer Valerie Kontakos
Writer Despina Pavlaki
Director of Photography Martina Radwan
Director of Photography Patrick McGowan

Cast

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Chelly Wilson
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director — Valerie Kontakos
Writer — Christos Asteriou
Writer — Valerie Kontakos
Writer — Despina Pavlaki
Director of Photography — Martina Radwan
Director of Photography — Patrick McGowan

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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