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January 1974 (USA)
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Two thousand years ago, the people of Rome are so blasée, so used to violence, that entertaining them becomes a political problem...
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Pam Grier and Margaret Markov - what more is there to say?
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(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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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)