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Release Date:
January 1974 (USA) more
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Black slave, white slave. more
Plot:
Two thousand years ago, the people of Rome are so blasée, so used to violence, that entertaining them becomes a political problem... more | full synopsis
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Pam Grier and Margaret Markov - what more is there to say? more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Margaret Markov ... Bodicia

Pam Grier ... Mamawi
Lucretia Love ... Deidre
Paul Muller ... Lucilius
Daniele Vargas ... Timarchus
Marie Louise Sinclair ... Livia (as Marie Louise)
Maria Pia Conte ... Lucinia (as Mary Count)
Rosalba Neri ... Cornelia (as Sara Bay)
Vassili Karis ... Marcus (as Vic Karis)
Silvio Laurenzi ... Priscium (as Sid Lawrence)
Mimmo Palmara ... Rufinius (as Dick Palmer)
Antonio Casale ... Lucan (as Anthony Vernon)
Franco Garofalo ... Aemilius (as Christopher Oakes)
Pietro Ceccarelli ... Septimus (as Peter Cester)
Jho Jhenkins ... Quintus
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La rivolta delle gladiatrici (Italy)
Naked Warriors (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
83 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Lead actress Margaret Markov met her future husband Mark Damon while acting in this film. more
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Remade as The Arena (2001/I) more

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Pam Grier and Margaret Markov - what more is there to say?, 18 March 2006
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Author: gridoon

I wish there were more actresses out there like Pam Grier. A very pretty face, a wonderful body, a tough attitude and surprisingly mature acting for a woman who was, when this "Arena" was made, only 24 years old. And Margaret Markov, her co-star here, is not far behind in any of those categories. The biggest virtue of this film are those two characters - strong, well-defined, acted with conviction. Others have compared the "Arena" with Roger Corman's WIP flicks, but the treatment of the subjects here is much more thoughtful and non-exploitative. As for the actual fight scenes, considering that most of these women probably had not touched a sword before in their lives, they did a fairly good job. Too bad the DVD is full-screen, which damages the compositions severely. (**1/2)

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