Warrior Women
Brought to the screen by television’s most famous woman warrior, Lucy Lawless, star of the television series “Xena, Warrior Princess,” this series of five films brings to life history’s most charismatic women warriors. Shot on location in France, Ireland, Britain, China, and New Mexico, the stories are a heady mix of historical sleuthing and provocative reconstruction.
Brought to the screen by television’s most famous woman warrior, Lucy Lawless, star of the television series “Xena, Warrior Princess,” this series of five films brings to life history’s most charismatic women warriors. Shot on location in France, Ireland, Britain, China, and New Mexico, the stories are a heady mix of historical sleuthing and provocative reconstruction.
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