The Arena 50 years old

See wild women fight to the death!

The Arena

Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.

Credits

The Arena Cast

Name Character
Pam Grier She was 24, now 74 years old as Mamawi
Daniele Vargas He was 51, 69 years old when he died as Timarchus
Marie Louise Sinclair as Livia (as Marie Louise)
Antonio Casale He was 41, 84 years old when he died as Lucan (as Anthony Vernon)
Paul Müller He was 51, now 101 years old as Lucilius
Maria Pia Conte She was 30, now 80 years old as Lucinia (as Mary Count)
Pietro Torrisi He was 34, now 84 years old as Gladiator
Rosalba Neri She was 34, now 84 years old as Cornelia (as Sara Bay)
Mimmo Palmara He was 45, 87 years old when he died as Rufinius (as Dick Palmer)
Lucretia Love She was 32, 77 years old when she died as Deidre
Margaret Markov She was 23, now 73 years old as Bodicia
Vassili Karis He was 35, now 85 years old as Marcus (as Vic Karis)
Pietro Ceccarelli He was 40, now 90 years old as Septimus (as Peter Cester)
Salvatore Baccaro He was 41, 52 years old when he died as Winekeeper
Jho Jhenkins as Quintus
Anna Melita as Gladiator Girl
Franco Garofalo He was 27, 73 years old when he died as Aemilius (as Christopher Oakes)
Silvio Laurenzi He was 37, now 87 years old as Priscium (as Sid Lawrence)

The Arena Crew

Name Department
Francesco De Masi as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (75) years old when He died Sound
John William Corrington as Writer. He was 41 (56) years old when He died Writing
Joyce Hooper Corrington as Writer. She was 37 (now 87) years old Writing
Joe D'Amato as Director of Photography. He was 37 (62) years old when He died Camera
Roger Corman as Executive Producer. He was 47 (now 97) years old Production
Steve Carver as Director. He was 28 (now 78) years old Directing
Piera Bruni as Editor. Editing
The Arena poster
The Arena (50 years)

See wild women fight to the death!

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 13, 1974
  • Runtime: 82 minutes