The Big Arena

The Big Arena is a 1964 American crime film noir written and directed by Carl Andy (credited as Carlton Anderson) in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Andy's brother Joseph Andy (credited as Joe Anderson) alongside Jill Vicks, Ray Owens, Gilbert Mack and Billie Lou Watt, the latter three having been in the English dub of Astro Boy (1963) at the time. Informaly, the film is the first in Carl Andy's "New York Trilogy", which was followed by Toby (1975) and concluded with Calamity (2003)
Andy intended to shoot the film as a short but eventually it grew into a much longer feature, Fred Ladd, seeing potential in the film as well as in the then young Andy contacted his friend, B-movie producer Roger Corman to secure a distribution deal, resulting in American International Pictures distributing the film. In later interviews, Andy would consider this as a pivitol moment in getting his filmmaking career started.
== Plot ==
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== Release ==
=== Home Media ===
* 1983 Vestron Video VHS (under license from Orion)
* 1987 Orion Home Video VHS
* 1990 Image Entertainment Laserdisc (under license from Orion)
* 1996 GoodTimes Entertainment VHS (under license from Orion)
* 2004 MGM Home Entertainment DVD
* 2014 Kino Lorber Blu-ray (under license from MGM/Fox)
* 2023 Kino Lorber Ultra HD (under license from MGM)
Category:1964 films
Category:1964 crime drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American boxing films
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:Film noir
Category:Films directed by Carl Andy
Category:Films with screenplays by Carl Andy
Category:American International Pictures films
Category:American independent films
Category:Films produced by Fred Ladd
Category:Directorial debut films
Category:1960s American films
Category:American crime drama films