The Arena (1974 film)

The Arena
Film poster by John Solie
Directed by	Steve Carver Italian version: Michael Wotruba
Written by	John William Corrington Joyce Hooper Corrington
Produced by	Mark Damon
Starring	Pam Grier Margaret Markov
Cinematography	Aristide Massaccesi
Edited by	Piera Bruni Gianfranco Simoncelli
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Production company	Rover Film
Distributed by	Variety Distribution New World Pictures
Release date	15 January 1974 (1974-01-15)
Running time	83 minutes
Countries	United States Italy
Language	English
Budget	$75,000[1]

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.

Pam Grier and Margaret Markov portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom. This marks the second teaming of Grier and Markov; in 1972 they had starred together in the women in prison film Black Mama, White Mama.