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From the late ’60s to the mid ’80s, in the notorious Times Square area known as the Deuce, the eccentric, Greek-born Chelly Wilson built a porn cinema empire and a reputation as one of the most savvy and charismatic figures on the scene.
With a cigarette in hand and bags of money stashed in the corner, Chelly regularly held court in her bunkerlike apartment above the legendary 8th Avenue all-male Adonis Theatre, summoning a lively cabal of associates, entertainers and fellow poker players, with her female lovers always hovering and grandchildren often underfoot. Yet few in her circle knew of the risks she took to get there.
Queen of the Deuce reveals Chelly’s origins as a taboo-breaking entrepreneur and traces the fraught events that lead to her departure from Europe on the eve of war, and the unconventional trajectories of her American business ventures and personal life. With the rise of feminism, the sexual revolution and gay pride in frame, Queen of the Deuce is an alternate take on cultural history as seen through Chelly Wilson’s empowering story of survival.
Original Release
03/31/2023
US Release
05/24/2024
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Chelly Wilson | Self |
Bondi Walters | Self |
Don Walters | |
Paulette Pomeranz | Self |
Dina Pomeranz | Self |
David Bourla | Self |
Jeffrey Escoffier | Self |
Kosmas Sklifas | Self |
Barbara Nitke | Self |
John Colasanti | Self |
Directors
Writers
Valerie Kontakos, Christos Asteriou, Despina Pavlaki
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chelly Wilson | Self |
Bondi Walters | Self |
Don Walters | |
Paulette Pomeranz | Self |
Dina Pomeranz | Self |
David Bourla | Self |
Jeffrey Escoffier | Self |
Kosmas Sklifas | Self |
Barbara Nitke | Self |
John Colasanti | Self |
Efrain Gonzalez | Self |
Arthur Morowitz | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bondi Walters | Executive Producer |
Don Walters | Executive Producer |
Valerie Kontakos | Executive Producer |
Ed Barreveld | Executive Producer |
Despina Pavlaki | Producer |
Mina Dreki | Producer |
Valerie Kontakos | Producer |
Ed Barreveld | Producer |