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  1. 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.

  2. 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
  3. Oscar-nominee Robert Ryan ("Crossfire") stars in this unique narrative covering only 72 minutes in the life of an over-the-hill boxer.

  4. Robert Ryan stars as an aging boxer who refuses to throw his last fight in this hard-boiled drama inspired by a poem. Watch the trailer, photos, and reviews of this 1949 RKO Radio Pictures film on Turner Classic Movies.

    • Robert Wise, Edward Killy
    • Robert Ryan
  5. 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...

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    • Robert Ryan
    • Robert Wise
    • Drama
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  6. Manipulation and personal vendettas collide when a con artist hires a young woman to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress. Watch trailers & learn more.

  7. Sep 12, 2019 · He's been 20 years in the game and is sure he's just one punch away from big paydays. But there's one thing Stoker doesn't yet know: his manager wants him to take a dive tonight. The Set-Up...

    • 3 min
    • 13.5K
    • Warner Bros. Classics