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DirectorPeter Manoogian
Runtime1h 34m · PG-13
GenresAction · Science-fiction
Release1989-03-29
Film
Arena
1989· PG-13· 1h 34m· Action· Science-fiction
“For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.”
On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-terrestrial crime lord who wants him dead.
1989-03-29
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Key Crew
DirectorPeter Manoogian
WriterDanny Bilson
ProducerIrwin Yablans
Director of PhotographyMac Ahlberg
Original Music ComposerRichard Band
EditorAndy Horvitch
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Details
Released1989-03-29
Runtime1h 34m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosAltar Productions · Empire Pictures · Trans World Entertainment
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesItaly · United States of America
Rating5.2/10 · 74 votes
Original languageen
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