The Arena (2001)
- Directed by
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 3.2 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Female slaves are forced to fight as gladiators in ancient Rome. A sadistic governor stages battles in an arena for his own entertainment.
action-packedpulpysleazycampyfast-pacedbrutalexploitativelow-budgetretro
What happens
The Arena is a direct-to-video film from producer Roger Corman on the subject of female gladiators. It is a remake of the 1974 The Arena with Pam Grier. It was shot in Russia by Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy Playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan, in their feature film debut, playing Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in battles staged in a Roman arena by sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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