Gladiatress is a 2004 British comedy film, starring Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen and Doon Mackichan. It is partly a spoof of 2000's Gladiator.

Gladiatress
Directed byBrian Grant
Written byNick Whitby
Produced byGraham Broadbent
Justin Lin
Lawrence Bender
CinematographyWitold Stok
Edited byFiona Colbeck
Music byJames Seymour Brett
Production
companies
Mission Pictures
Stock Productions
Distributed byIcon Entertainment International[1]
MGM Home Entertainment[2]
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
85 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Three unlikely heroines Worthaboutapig (Sally Phillips), Dwyfuc (Doon Mackichan) and Smirgut the Fierce (Fiona Allen) set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain.

Cast

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Filming

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It was filmed at various locations in the UK between 11 November and 23 December 2002. Filming locations included the Bourne Woods and Frensham Ponds near Farnham in Surrey, Butser Ancient Farm in Hampshire, and West Wittering in West Sussex.

Critical reception

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Total Film gave the DVD release of Gladiatress one star out of five and described the film as "a painfully laugh-free vehicle for the usually talented stars of TV's Smack The Pony".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "MGM Home Entertainment to distribute Icon titles in UK". Screen International. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gladiatress (2004)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Gladiatress", Total Film 8 August 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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