The Arena (Naked Warriors)

The Arena (Naked Warriors) (1973)

  • 26% of users liked it
    (915 ratings)

Pam Grier and Margaret Markov reteamed a year after Black Mama, White Mama for this similarly crowd-pleasing exploitation effort. They play Roman slaves who eventually rebel against their male oppressors. Mixing elements from the Italian peplum and the Filipino women's prison movies, The Arena also… More

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R, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By
Joe D'Amato, Steve Carver
Written By
John William Corrington, Joyce H. Corrington
Genres
Art House & International, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1973 Wide
On DVD
Jul 27, 1999
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Budd Wilkins, Slant Magazine

    Those with an eye for exploitation will want to take a closer look at the second Lethal Ladies Collection, three deep cuts of '70s grindhouse titillation, from Shout! Factory.

  • Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

    it drags on after a while, and it's a little light in the skin quotient, with only a few scattered scenes here and there. But dammit, it's half-naked slave girls duking it out with swords. That's gotta be worth 83 minutes of your time

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    For Blaxsploitation/Sexploitation fans only, although it?s not the best. I believe Pam Grier has removed it from her curriculum vital.

  • Ken S


    This minor sexplotation film is notable for 2 reasons 1) Pam Grier 2) It's Edited by Joe Dante It's rather standard fare, but worth seeing for Grier fans

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