The Set-Up (1949)
Genre: Drama / Filmnoir
Duration: 72 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Robert Wise
Stars: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter and George Tobias
IMDb score:
7,8 (10.583)
Releasedate: 29 March 1949
The Set-Up plot
"I want a man … not a human punching bag!"
Movie that takes place in real time; so within 72 minutes. Bill 'Stoker' Thompson is a relapsing boxer who won't quit despite his wife's pleas. It doesn't look like he's going to win tonight's fight. His manager appears to have struck a deal with a gambler. Bill has to lie down on a certain lap, but he won't be told this until he's already in the ring. His pride is tested to the limit.
Actors and actresses
Stoker
Julie
Tiny
Little Boy
Gus
Red
Tiger Nelson
Shanley
Moore
Luther Hawkins
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 12629 messages
- 10692 votes
Excellent film in which a boxer on his return prepares for a boxing match. The film is set in real time and has a raw tone (Robert Ryan's acting and casting certainly contributes to this). The boxing match itself not only looks good, but is also exciting, partly due to the build-up that has taken place before.
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pjmj
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- 296 messages
- 279 votes
Pretty nice film on a beautifully sharp Blu-ray from Warner Brothers Archive Collection, region free with English subtitles and available as "Made on demand" at Oldies.com. A beautiful shade of atmospheric black, white and gray tones in dark streets and a dingy boxing arena. During the boxing matches in the film, there were quite a few vicious people in the audience who hoped that the protagonist would be badly beaten. They acted this so realistically that I was annoyed by their behavior and this contributed to my feeling a lot of sympathy for the protagonist.
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Don Homer
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- 510 messages
- 1297 votes
Very nicely filmed boxing noir by Robert Wise. I was also very pleased with the Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-ray. The film is about a desperate boxer in a cynically depicted boxing world. The film describes a stuffy little hopeless town in America and follows in real time (rarely screened according to Scorsese) a day in the life of a boxer.
The grayness that is displayed contrasts with the beautiful images. Calm tracking shots, close ups of the audience, the lover and the boxers are the highlights of this film.
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