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The Arena is a film of genre Action directed by Timour Bekmambetov released in USA on 28 august 2001 with Karen McDougal
The Arena (2001)
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Add to a movie listThe 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 with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy Playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan, in their feature film debut, playing the roles of Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in a Roman Arena.
The film, initially titled Gladiatrix, was deemed to be a knockoff of Gladiator. Although the film was not well received, it has turned into a lesser known cult film.
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Le sanguinaire gouverneur Timarchus organise des combats de gladiatrices où vont s'affronter la prêtresse Bodicia, l'esclave Jessimina et d'autres prisonnières de guerre.Actors
Karen McDougal
(Jessemina)
Viktor Verjbitski
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