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The Arena
The Naked Warriors
1970 Pam Grier
THE ARENA is set in the decadent days of ancient Rome. Roman soldiers scour the countryside, carrying off beautiful women to be sold as slaves. One of these captive women is the proud, lovely BODICIA (MARGARET MAR KOV), a Druid high priestess. Another is a voluptuous African named MAMAWI (PAM GRIER).
In the Roman town of Brundisium, they and other women are purchased by the owner of a local arena where gladiatorial contests are staged. By day, the women serve the patrons of the arena; at night they warm the beds of gladiators about to die. Internal dissension among the slave-women erupts one day into a wild free-for-all in the kitchen of the owner's villa. This impassioned but comic melee is watched with approval by their master, who sees in it a chance to tickle the jaded palates of the arena patrons.
Henceforth the women will be trained as gladiators, and will challenge each other in the Arena. The first such fight: between women turns out to be a farcical affair-Bodicia easily
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subdues the drunken DEIDRE (LUCRETIA LOVE) whose life is then spared by the amused crowd. But soon blood begins to flow and the women are forced to fight to the death.
Horrified by this turn of events, BODICIA and MAMAWI lead a valiant revolt against their masters. Many of their sister-slaves are killed in the uprising, but these two manage to fight their way through the ancient labyrinths and out beyond the city walls to freedom.
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CAST of The Arena
Pam Grier
Margaret Markov
With
Lucretia Love, Paul Muller, Daniel Vargas, Marie Louise, Mary Count, Sara Bay, Vic Karis, Sid Lawrence, Anthony Vernon,
Dick Palmer, Anna Melita, Cristopher Oakes, Peter Cester, Jho Jhenkins, Ivan Gasper, Piertro Torrisi, Salvatore Baccaro
Directed by .......................... Steve Carver
Produced by .......................... Mark Damon
Written by ............. John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
Director of Photography ................. Aristide Massacessi
Music Composed and Conducted by ......... Francesco De Masi
Edited by .......................... Joe Dante, Piera Bruni
Assistant to the director ................. Jann Carver
Production manager .......................... Oskar Santaniello
Assistant Director .......................... Romano Scandariato
Sound recordist .......................... Francesco Groppioni
Sound Effects .......................... Alvaro Gramigna
Special Effects .......................... Sergio Chiusi
Stunt coordinator .......................... Gianfranco Pasquetto
Continuity .......................... Anita Borgiotti
Set Designer .......................... Mimmo Scavia
Still photographer .......................... Carlo Alberto Cocchi
Production assistants .......................... Massimo Alberini, Sergio Rosa
Re-recording .......................... Fono-Roma
Wardrobe .......................... Renata Morroni
Makeup artists .......................... Emilio Trani, Antonio Mura
FILMED ON LOCATION IN ROME
IN TECHNOSCOPE
PRINTED IN TECHNICOLOR
RUNNING TIME: 83 MINUTES
A NEW WORLD PICTURE RELEASE
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