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Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
Produced by |
Roger Corman Sergei Livnev |
Written by | John William Corrington |
Starring |
Karen McDougal Lisa Dergan |
Distributed by | New Horizons Home Video |
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Running time
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92 min. |
Country | 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 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.