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

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)

Trailer

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