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Deathsport (1978)

Deathsport poster
Directed by
Allan Arkush, Roger Corman
Genre
action film, science fiction film, dystopian film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 60 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic world, a renegade warrior and a female fighter must compete in a deadly motorized sport to survive against a tyrannical ruler. They team up to fight for freedom.

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What happens

Deathsport is a 1978 science fiction action sports B-film produced by Roger Corman and directed by Allan Arkush and Nicholas Niciphor. The film stars David Carradine and Playboy Playmate Claudia Jennings. It would be one of Jennings' last films before her death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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