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[1] with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy Playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan,[2] in their feature film debut, playing Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in a Roman arena.
| The Arena | |
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 Cover image of VHS cassette | |
| Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Written by | John William Corrington |
| Produced by | Roger Corman Sergei Livnev |
| Starring | Karen McDougal Lisa Dergan |
| Cinematography | Ulugbek Khamraev |
| Edited by | Dmitriy Kiselev |
| Music by | Pavel Karmanov Peter Orloff] |
| Distributed by | New Horizons Home Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 min. |
| Countries | Russia United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2024) |
Cast
edit- Karen McDougal as Jessemina
- Lisa Dergan as Bodicia
- Olga Sutulova as Livia
- Yulia Chicherina as Diedra
- Viktor Verzhbitsky as Timarchus
References
edit- ^ a b Бекмамбетов выпустит «Волшебника ОС» // Moscow-Post, 2015-07-06
- ^ Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies Volume 2, SLANT
External links
edit- The Arena at IMDb
- The Arena at the TCM Movie Database
- The Arena review by Joe Bob Briggs
- The Arena at gladiatrix.info
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