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The Set-Up

The Set-Up (1949)7.6 /10

TV-PG (US) · USA · English · 73 min · Apr 2, 1949 · More  
Directed by:  Robert Wise

Storyline:  Bill “Stoker” Thompson, a boxer in decline, insists on staying in the ring despite his wife’s concern. Believing Stoker is finished, his manager Tiny secretly agrees with a gangster to fix the upcoming bout. Entering the match unaware he’s been set up to lose, Stoker faces mounting tension both inside and outside the ring.

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