Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984): Cast & Plot
Warriors of the Year 2072 is a 1984 action thriller starring Claudio Cassinelli as Cortez, Jared Martin and Giovanni Di Benedetto. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Regency Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Warriors of the Year 2072 About?
The premise of Warriors of the Year 2072 without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In a dystopian future, rival television networks battle for viewers by producing savage game shows. One channel recreates Roman gladiatorial combat on motorcycles, using convicted murderers as fighters. To boost ratings, the network frames a long‑standing champion from another contest for a fabricated murder and forces him into the deadly arena.
Warriors of the Year 2072 Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- flying car
- punk rocker
- night cityscape
- game
- gladiator
- conspiracy
- death
- futuristic
- prisoner
- booby trap
- exploding eye
- burned alive
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- mutilation
- knife in the chest
- shot in the chest
- hit by a motorcycle
- flamethrower
- person on fire
- exploding motorcycle
- knife throwing
- head cut off
- exploding body
- knife in the back
- shot to death
- shot in the head
- electrocution
- escape attempt
- shot point blank
- laser gun
- melting face
- brutality
- disappearance
- assassination attempt
- evil man
- martial arts
- broken glass
- stabbed in the back
- stabbed in the stomach
- stabbed in the side
- wedding dress
- offscreen killing
- sex
- stabbed in the neck
- game of death
- competition
- blood spatter
- gore
- throat slit
- sadism
- severed head
Warriors of the Year 2072 Cast & Characters
Claudio Cassinelli leads the cast as Cortez, with Jared Martin as Drake and Giovanni Di Benedetto as Sam.
- Claudio Cassinelli as Cortez
- Jared Martin as Drake
- Giovanni Di Benedetto as Sam
- Penny Brown as Sybil
Also Starring in Warriors of the Year 2072
· 14 more- Eleonora Brigliadori Sarah
- Valéria Cavalli Susan
- Fred Williamson Abdul
- Hal Yamanouchi Akira
- Al Cliver Kirk
- Mario Novelli Tango
- Donald O'Brien Monk
- Howard Ross Raven
- Cosimo Cinieri Professor Towman
- Franco Moruzzi Gladiator
- Omero Capanna Hitman
- Lucio Fulci
- Cinzia Monreale Linda
- Matteo Corsini
Warriors of the Year 2072 Plot Summary
What happens in Warriors of the Year 2072 from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 2072, set in a dystopian Rome, Cortez, WBS TV’s chief of programming, fumes at the consistently high ratings enjoyed by a rival American show called ‘Kill-Bike’—a brutal gladiatorial spectacle where motorcycle battles end in death and where the undefeated champion Drake has become a national hero. Desperate to outshine the American program, the network unveils a bleak answer: The Danger Game, a simulation that plunges a contestant into vivid, escalating hallucinations of violent death. The closer the simulations come to reality, the louder the screams, the more fear spills onto the screen, and yet the spectacle still cannot eclipse Kill-Bike in the ratings war.
Full summary
The whole story of Warriors of the Year 2072, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Warriors of the Year 2072?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who is the undefeated champion of the American show "Kill‑Bike"?
Warriors of the Year 2072 Also Known As
17 alternative titles, including “The New Gladiators” and “Fighting Centurions”.
- Also known as
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- The New Gladiators
- Fighting Centurions
- Rome
- 2072 A.D.
- Año 2072: La última batalla
- Rome 2033 - The Fighter Centurions
- Rom 2033 - de nye gladiatorer
- Die Schlacht der Centurions
- 2072, les mercenaires du futur
- Roma, año 2072 D.C.: los gladiadores
- Воїни 2072 року
- Воины 2072
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- Os Gladiadores do Futuro
- El Torneo de la Muerte
- Les centurions an 2001
- 新角斗士
- Gladiatorii viitorului
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Warriors of the Year 2072 FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Warriors of the Year 2072, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Warriors of the Year 2072?
Warriors of the Year 2072 runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Warriors of the Year 2072 released?
Warriors of the Year 2072 was released on January 28, 1984.
Who is in the cast of Warriors of the Year 2072?
Warriors of the Year 2072 stars Claudio Cassinelli as Cortez, Jared Martin as Drake and Giovanni Di Benedetto as Sam, among 18 credited actors.
Does Warriors of the Year 2072 have a post-credit scene?
No. Warriors of the Year 2072 has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Warriors of the Year 2072 in?
The original language of Warriors of the Year 2072 is Italian.
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