The Arena (2001 film)
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Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
Written by | John William Corrington |
Produced by | Roger Corman |
Starring | Karen McDougal Lisa Dergan |
Edited by | Dmitriy Kiselev |
Distributed by | New Horizons Home Video |
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Running time | 92 min. |
Countries | Russia United States |
Language | English |
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.
Cast[]
- Karen McDougal as Jessemina
- Lisa Dergan as Bodicia
- Olga Sutulova as Livia
- Yulia Chicherina as Diedra
- Viktor Verzhbitsky as Timarchus
References[]
- ^ a b Бекмамбетов выпустит «Волшебника ОС» // Moscow-Post, 2015-07-06
- ^ Roger Corman's Cult Classics: Lethal Ladies Volume 2, SLANT
External links[]
- The Arena at IMDb
- The Arena review by Joe Bob Briggs
- The Arena at gladiatrix.info
Categories:
- 2001 films
- English-language films
- 2001 direct-to-video films
- Direct-to-video drama films
- American film remakes
- Films directed by Timur Bekmambetov
- 2001 drama films
- American remakes of Italian films
- Russian film remakes
- Films set in ancient Rome
- Films set in the Roman Empire
- Films about gladiatorial combat
- Bazelevs Company films
- 2000s drama film stubs