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The Set-Up

1949

Action / Crime / Film-Noir / Sport

The Set-Up

1949

Action / Crime / Film-Noir / Sport

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85% TOMATOMETER · 13 reviews

89% AUDIENCE · 1K ratings

7.8/10 · 11.5K

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Plot summary

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Director

Robert Wise

Top cast

John Indrisano as Corner Man

Jack Raymond as Husband

Frank Mills as Photographer

Carl Sklover as Man

Tech specs

720p.BLU 1080p.BLU

667.11 MB

988*720

English 2.0

Approved

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 12 min

Seeds 2

1.21 GB

1472*1072

English 2.0

Approved

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 12 min

Seeds 8

Comments 3

ricardoaoc 2100 days ago

I like clasic movies. thank you for this.

brewsr 2108 days ago

Thanks for this movie

TeamAwesomeForce 2108 days ago

These old movies are great, thanks!

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9 / 10

Don't you see Bill? You are always just

John Chard

Don't you see Bill? You are always just one punch away. The Set-Up is directed by Robert Wise and stars Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted…

Don't you see Bill? You are always just one punch away. The Set-Up is directed by Robert Wise and stars Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 poem written by Joseph Moncure March. The story (played out in real time) sees Ryan as Stoker Thompson, a 35 year old nearly washed up boxer still trundling around the circuit believing he's still got what it takes to become a champ. In spite of pleas from his fretful wife, Julie (Totter), Stoker gets in the ring with Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor), a man 12 years younger. Unbeknownst to Stoker, though, his manager Tiny (George Tobias) has struck a deal with underworld gangster Little Boy (Alan Baxter on prime sweaty and icy form) for him to take a dive and let Nelson win. What first struck me the most watching this was just how vile everyone apart from the boxers are. The fighters are actually the only ones with honesty and integrity running through their veins. These guys are the ones with the self respect being a chief issue for them, they are fighting not just for glory, but for a basic human trait. The first half of the film puts us in the boxers changing room as the fighters wait to go out into the ring. Here we see the number of noble pugilists stripped back to reveal either their fears or their blind beliefs - while they in turn wait to see who comes back victorious or defeated. As they chat amongst themselves the atmosphere is palpable and Wise excellently uses cutaways to the excitable and blood thirsty crowd. The impact is to that of a gladiatorial arena and shows the sport to be seedy yet utterly beguiling at the same time. Then it's on to Stoker's fight where Ryan is terrific (he actually boxed for College for 4 years). Thompson is a character so stand up, yet driven by foolish pride, it puts Stallone's Rocky Balboa firmly in the shade, his whole "just one punch away" mantra is truly wonderful and heartfelt and leads to one of those endings that are frustratingly brilliant in its bittersweet closure. The whole fight with Nelson has a beautiful fluidity about it (former pro boxer John Indrisano choreographed it), with Milton R. Krasner's photography keeping it grim and humanistic - both in the ring and out on the darkly lit L.A. streets as Totter's conflicted wife ponders a potential battering for her stoic husband. Boosted up by a towering performance from Ryan, and dripping with a film noir sense of desolation, The Set-Up is a simple but powerful boxing gem. A film that gets down to the nitty-gritty of the fighters and the seedy people that surround them. 9/10

7 / 10

Solid little noir with a great sense of

griggs79

Solid little noir with a great sense of place—sweaty gyms, grimy streets, and a ticking clock that adds real tension. The boxing scenes pack a punch and the…

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