''The Arena'' is a
direct-to-video
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film
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from producer
Roger Corman
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on the subject of
female gladiators
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. It is a remake of the 1974 ''
The Arena
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'' with
Pam Grier
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. It was shot in
Russia
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by Kazakh
director
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Timur Bekmambetov
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with a Russian crew and it featured
''Playboy'' Playmates
Karen McDougal
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and
Lisa Dergan
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,
Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies Volume 2
SLANT
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in their feature film debut, playing Amazon
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slaves forced to be gladiators in a Roman arena.
Cast
* Karen McDougal
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as Jessemina
* Lisa Dergan
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as Bodicia
*Olga Sutulova
Olga Aleksandrovna Sutulova (russian: О́льга Алекса́ндровна Суту́лова; born 4 May 1980) is a Russian theater and film actress.
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Olga Sutulova was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Pe ...
as Livia
* Yulia Chicherina as Diedra
* Viktor Verzhbitsky
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as Timarchus
References
External links
*
''The Arena'' review
by Joe Bob Briggs
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''The Arena''
at gladiatrix.info
2001 direct-to-video films
2001 films
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Films directed by Timur Bekmambetov
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Films set in ancient Rome
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Films about gladiatorial combat
Bazelevs Company films
2000s English-language films
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