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73% Critic Match
The Set-Up
“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”
7.3 / 10• 1949• 1h 13m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Cast & Crew
Robert Ryan
Stoker
Lead
Audrey Totter
Julie
George Tobias
Tiny
Alan Baxter
Little Boy
Wallace Ford
Gus
Percy Helton
Red
Hal Baylor
Tiger Nelson
Darryl Hickman
Shanley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Wise's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Set-Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
