Queen of the Deuce

Name: Queen of the Deuce
Rating: 6.8

Not Rated Animation Documentary History

Starring: Chelly Wilson

Writer: Christos Asteriou, Valerie Kontakos, Despina Pavlaki

Release Date:
March 31, 2023

Ratings:
6.8 / 10

Director:
Valerie Kontakos

Companies:
Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada

Overview

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.

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