Two thousand years ago, the people of Rome are so blasée, so used to violence, that entertaining them becomes a political problem. Someone suggests, after a hectic girl fight in a kitchen ...
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Cast
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| Margaret Markov | ... | Bodicia | |
| Pam Grier | ... | Mamawi | |
| Lucretia Love | ... | Deidre | |
| Paul Muller | ... | Lucilius | |
| Daniele Vargas | ... | Timarchus | |
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Marie Louise Sinclair | ... | Livia (as Marie Louise) |
| Maria Pia Conte | ... | Lucinia (as Mary Count) | |
| Rosalba Neri | ... | Cornelia (as Sara Bay) | |
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Vassili Karis | ... | Marcus (as Vic Karis) |
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Silvio Laurenzi | ... | Priscium (as Sid Lawrence) |
| Mimmo Palmara | ... | Rufinius (as Dick Palmer) | |
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Antonio Casale | ... | Lucan (as Anthony Vernon) |
| Franco Garofalo | ... | Aemilius (as Christopher Oakes) | |
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Pietro Ceccarelli | ... | Septimus (as Peter Cester) |
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Jho Jhenkins | ... | Quintus |
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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. Someone suggests, after a hectic girl fight in a kitchen between a Nubian and a Viking slave, as a joke, that they should fight in the arena, instead of male gladiators. The idea is approved, though - and a female "Spartacus" theme follows. Written by Artemis-9
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arena | female gladiator | nude black woman | female full frontal nudity | rape |Taglines:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
January 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Naked Warriors See more »Filming Locations:
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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)