The Arena (1974 film)

Infobox_Film
name = The Arena


caption = Theatrical release poster
imdb_id = 0069729
writer = John William Corrington
Joyce Hooper Corrington
starring = Margaret Markov
Pam Grier
director = Steve Carver
Joe D'Amato
producer = Roger Corman
Mark Damon
music = Francesco De Masi
cinematography = Joe D'Amato
editing = Jann Carver
Joe Dante
distributor = Filmes Lusomundo
New World Pictures
released = January 15, 1974
runtime = 83 min.
country = United States
Italy
language = English
music = Francesco De Masi
amg_id = 1:83912
budget =

"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".

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.

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

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.

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*imdb title|id=0069729|title=The Arena
*rotten-tomatoes|id=1014644-arena|title=The Arena