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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. 26 out of 26 found this helpful.
Running time. 72 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Ryan [1] and Audrey Totter. [2] [3] The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March.
- Richard Goldstone
- C. Bakaleinikoff
- March 29, 1949 (United States)
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
- Robert Wise
- 1949-04-02
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American auteur Robert Wise's film noir boxing drama The Set-Up (1949) is really interesting. Wise sets a reflective, mature, and serious tone.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Time Out says. One for the Ten Best lists. This is the boxing movie to lick all others, with Ryan impeccable as the ageing fighter gearing up for a bout he's expected to lose; Audrey Totter ...
Review by theriverjordan ★★★★½ 38. Avenging angels duke it out against mere mortals in Paradise City. “The Set-Up,” Robert Wise’s tale of a boxer on his last legs, clocked in with the concept of a drama unfolding in real time three years before “High Noon.”.