The Set-Up

The Set-Up
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Directed by: Robert Wise

Overview

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

The Set-Up
The Set-Up

Reviews (2)

  • John Chard (Rated: 9)

    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 ye...

  • griggs79 (Rated: 7)

    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 mood’s properly bleak. It’s not top-tier stuff, but at just over an hour, it doesn’t waste your time. Worth a watch.

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