The Arena (1974 film)
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| Directed by | Steve Carver Joe D'Amato |
| Produced by | Roger Corman Mark Damon |
| Written by | John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington |
| Starring | Margaret Markov Pam Grier |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Cinematography | Joe D'Amato |
| Editing by | Jann Carver Joe Dante |
| Distributed by | Filmes Lusomundo New World Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 15, 1974 |
| Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | United States Italy |
| Language | English |
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The Arena is a 1974 gladiator B-movie, starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier, and directed by Steve Carver and an uncredited Joe D'Amato. Pam Grier and Margaret Markove portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom. This film is the second teaming of Pam Grier and Margaret Markov; their first film together was Black Mama, White Mama.
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[edit] Plot
The Arena, set in the ancient Roman town of Brundusium, is about a group of slave girls who are sold to a man named Timarchus (Daniele Vargas), the organizer of the events that take place in the town’s colosseum. After a fight breaks out amongst the girls, Timarchus gets the idea of putting the women in the ring to fight to the death. The recently captured Mamawi (Pam Grier) and Bodicia (Margaret Markov) realize they must stick together if they are to survive.
[edit] Cast
- Margaret Markov — Bodicia
- Pam Grier — Mamawi
- Lucretia Love — Deirdre
- Paul Muller — Lucilius
- Daniele Vargas — Timarchus
- Marie Louise — Livia
- Mary Count — Lucinia
- Rosalba Neri — Cornelia
- Vassili Karis — Marcus
- Sid Lawrence — Priscium
- Mimmo Palmara — Rufinius
- Antonio Casale — Lucan
- Franco Garofalo — Aemilius
- Pietro Ceccarelli — Septimus
- Jho Jhenkins — Quintus
[edit] Remakes
- Main article: The Arena (2001 film)
A remake of this film was released directly to video in 2001. It was filmed in Russia by Russian director Timur Bekmambetov with a Russian crew, and it featured Playboy playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan in their feature film debut.
The film was initially titled Gladiatrix but was deemed to be a knockoff of Gladiator. Although the film was not well received, it has turned into a lesser known cult film.
