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The Arena (Italian: La rivolta delle gladiatrici, lit. "The revolt of the gladiatrices"), also known as Naked Warriors, is a 1974 gladiator exploitation film directed by Steve Carver and starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier. Joe D'Amato, the film's cinematographer, has stated that he took over direction of the fight scenes in the film.
The Arena: Directed by Steve Carver. With Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller. When the Romans force a group of sex slaves to become gladiatrices, two such fighters - a Nubian dancer and a Gaulish priestess - form an alliance to lead the others in rebellion.
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- Steve Carver
Markov also starred opposite Pam Grier in two films: the 1972 Black Mama, White Mama and the 1974 The Arena (aka Naked Warriors). During the making of the latter, she started dating producer Mark Damon ; the two later married and Markov retired.
Feb 5, 2007 · The Arena, 1973. Lanista1. 240 subscribers. 75. 125K views 17 years ago. The climactic fight scene between Mamawi (Pam Grier) and Boudica (Margaret Markov) ...more.
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After some contention in the casting process, Damon and Corman settled on the two leading ladies for the film who became its primary promotional gimmick: Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, the racially diverse duo who became a popular team in the previous year's Black Mama, White Mama.
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- Margaret Markov
Jan 1, 2003 · The Arena (1974) By Jim McLennan January 1, 2003 Review. ★★★½. The tagline for this was “Black slave, white slave”, a less than subtle nod to the fact that it reunited Grier and Markov, the star of Corman’s jailbreak movie from the previous year, Black Mama, White Mama.
Run time : 1 hour and 23 minutes. Actors : Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller, Daniele Vargas. Producers : Mark Damon, Roger Corman. ASIN : B00006HCLU. Writers : John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington. Number of discs : 1. Customer Reviews: 90.
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