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Rating: 6 stars

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All movies seen on 10/17/2010

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The Arena (1974)

Directed by Steve Carver

Action | Adventure

Overview

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

Rated R | Length 82 minutes

Actors

Pam Grier | Margaret Markov | Lucretia Love | Paul Müller | Daniele Vargas | Maria Pia Conte | Rosalba Neri | Marie Louise Sinclair | Vassili Karis | Silvio Laurenzi | Mimmo Palmara | Antonio Casale | Franco Garofalo | Pietro Ceccarelli | Jho Jhenkins | Ivan Gasper | Pietro Torrisi | Salvatore Baccaro | Anna Melita | Jann Fox

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Feeling the need to watch at least one of the DVDs I’ve purchased recently I threw in the Corman produced, The Arena (1974) featuring the always beguiling Pam Grier. Knowing the lineage of these ‘70s sword & sandals flicks makes me appreciate it more even though it’s really not that great of a film. It’s what you’d expect from the House of Corman; imprisoned women fighting each other as entertainment for people. Enjoyable for what it is.

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