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The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March.
A boxing manager betrays his fighter by taking bribes from a gambling gangster. The film follows the fighter's last fight in real time, with a tense and atmospheric style.
- (10K)
- Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
- Robert Wise
- 1949-04-02
Oscar-nominee Robert Ryan ("Crossfire") stars in this unique narrative covering only 72 minutes in the life of an over-the-hill boxer.
A boxer on the wane, Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) is determined to stay in the game, in spite of his wife, Julie (Audrey Totter), who wants him to leave the...
- (13)
- Robert Ryan
- Robert Wise
- Drama
Nov 3, 2020 · Listen to Scorsese and director Robert Wise discuss the boxing drama The Set-Up, a film Scorsese calls "an allegory for the chaos of life". Learn about the film's origins, influences, editing, and themes in this commentary track.
Dec 24, 2019 · The Set Up: Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan. With Sunny Ajaero, Dakore Akande, Uzor Arukwe, Ayoola Ayolola. A former drug smuggler and a confidence artist gets more than she bargains for when she is hired by a down on his luck businessman to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.
The Set-Up is a gritty drama centring on washed-up boxer Bill (“Stoker”) Thompson (played by Robert Ryan ). Thompson’s attempt at a comeback is undermined by his own manager and trainer, who secretly accept a gambler’s bribe for him to throw his next fight.
