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  1. 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. The Set-Up was the last film Wise made for RKO, and he named it his favorite of the pictures he directed ...

  2. The Set-Up: Directed by Robert Wise. With Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter. Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

    • (10K)
    • Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
    • Robert Wise
    • 1949-04-02
  3. Jan 27, 2020 · The movie takes place in "real time" with many shots of clocks. "The Set-Up" is an outstanding film noir about the fight game with something to say about the human spirit. The screenplay by Art Cohn was loosely based on a long poem of the same name by Joseph Monicure March. Robert Wise directed the movie.

    • 72 min
    • 6.5K
    • Sociocultural Project
  4. Oscar-nominee Robert Ryan ("Crossfire") stars in this unique narrative covering only 72 minutes in the life of an over-the-hill boxer. The aging boxer attemp...

  5. The Set-Up. 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 dangerous sport ...

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    • Robert Ryan
    • Robert Wise
    • Drama
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  6. Sep 14, 2023 · Starring Audrey Totter and Robert Ryan. Directed by Robert Wise from an adapted screenplay by art Cohn.Find the full film here - https://archive.org/details/...

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    • 402
    • Classic Films
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  8. 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 year old nearly washed up boxer still trundling around the circuit believing he's still got what it takes to become a champ.

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