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"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. Pam Grier and Margaret Markov portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom.
The Romans of the Classical period had no specific word for female gladiators as a type or class. [1] The earliest reference to a woman gladiator as gladiatrix is by a scholiast in the 4th–5th century, who mockingly wonders whether a woman undergoing training for a performance at the ludi for the Floralia, a festival known for racy performances by seminude dancers, wants to be a gladiatrix ...
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 [1] with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy Playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan, [2] in their feature film debut, playing Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in a Roman arena.
“Gladiator II,” a Paramount Pictures release. is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “strong bloody violence.” Running time: 148 minutes. Three stars out of four.
‘Gladiator 2’ tells the story of Lucius (Mescal), the son of Lucilla (portrayed by Connie Nielsen in the first film) Gladiator 2 footage stuns CinemaCon with ‘ripped’ Paul Mescal and ...
Films about gladiatorial combat, combat involving gladiators, armed combatants who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the ...
It took a village of Denis Villeneuve’s most trusted artisans to pull off “Dune: Part Two’s” epic Harkonnen arena fight scene. As epic as its predecessor, Villeneuve’s sequel raises the ...
1st century: There are several historical Roman references to female gladiators from this time period. [159] 1st century – 5th century: Four women were buried in Phum Snay, Cambodia with metal swords. The graves date approximately from this time period, and were discovered in 2007. [160]