The Arena (2001 film)
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| Directed by | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Written by | John William Corrington |
| Produced by | Roger Corman Sergei Livnev |
| Starring | Karen McDougal Lisa Dergan |
| Cinematography | Ulugbek Khamraev |
| Edited by | Dmitriy Kiselev |
| Music by | Pavel Karmanov Peter Orloff |
| Distributed by | New Horizons Home Video |
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Running time | 92 min. |
| Countries | 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 Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in battles staged in a Roman arena by sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus.