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The Set-Up (1949) | User Rating
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MPAA Rating
NR
Running Time
1 hour, 12 minutes
Country USA
Studio RKO Pictures
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Other Titles
• The Set-Up
• Ring frei für Stoker Thompson (1965)
• Verbrechen im Boxring (1950)
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Genre: Film-Noir, Romance, Drama, Sports, Gangsters, Suspense, Scams And Cons
Tagline: I Want a Man... Not a Human Punching Bag!
Plot: Considered one of the most realistic and gripping boxing films ever made, THE SET-UP is an emotionally charged story of the dirty dealings of boxing and an aging boxer who ignores them and fights to win. Filmed in real time, the film essentially chronicles 72 uninterrupted minutes of one night. Robert Ryan is Bill "Stoker" Thompson, who, against his wife’s (Audrey Totter) pleading, prepares himself for an unimportant fight but one he believes will put him on top again if he wins. Stoker’s crooked manager, Tiny (George Tobias), has already taken money from a hood, Danny (Edwin Max), in return for Stoker's throwing the fight. Danny’s boss, Little Boy (Alan Baxter), is a local gangster who’s invested heavily in Stoker’s opponent (Hal Fieberling). Even Stoker’s trainer (Percy Helton) is involved in a cut of the money. All of this occurs without the boxer’s knowledge, as they all assume he has no chance to win anyway. A grueling fight ensues, enhanced by magnificent cinematography by Milton Krasner and director Robert Wise’s expert pacing. THE SET-UP, based on a poem by Joseph Monsure March, is poignant, action-packed, and totally absorbing, a unique viewing experience.
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| Directed by |
Robert Wise
The Sound of Music, West Side Story, The Day the Earth Stood Still |
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| Written by |
| Art Cohn
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| Cast |
Robert Ryan
The Wild Bunch, The Dirty Dozen, Bad Day at Black Rock | Audrey Totter
The Postman Always Rings Twice, Lady in the Lake, The Carpetbaggers | George Tobias
Sergeant York, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Alan Baxter
Saboteur, Judgment at Nuremberg, Paint Your Wagon | | Percy Helton
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