The Arena (1974)
- Directed by
- Steve Carver, Joe D'Amato
- Genre
- blaxploitation film
- Country
- Australia, Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 50 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In ancient Rome, women are enslaved and forced to become gladiators. They fight for their freedom against oppressive captors.
exploitativepulpyfast-pacedgrungycheesycampy
What happens
The Arena (Italian: La rivolta delle gladiatrici, lit. 'The Revolt of the Gladiatrices', also known as Naked Warriors) is a 1974 sword-and-sandal film directed by Steve Carver in his feature directorial debut. It stars Pam Grier and Margaret Markov as female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom. This marks the second teaming of Grier and Markov; in 1972 they had starred together in the women-in-prison film Black Mama, White Mama. A co-production between Roger Corman's New World Pictures and Italian company Rover Film, The Arena was shot on-location in Rome, including at Cinecittà Studios. The film's cinematographer, exploitation filmmaker Joe D'Amato, was billed as director (under the alias 'Michael Wortuba') on Italian release prints. The film was released in the United States by New World Pictures on January 15, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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