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Release Date:
14 October 1949 (France) moreTagline:
I Want a Man... Not a Human Punching Bag! morePlot:
Against all odds, a worn down fading boxer, painstakingly clashes against his driven opponent, firmly refusing to accept the hearsay of a washed up career. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins moreUser Comments:
The Great One moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Ryan | ... | Stoker |
 | Audrey Totter | ... | Julie |
| George Tobias | ... | Tiny |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Little Boy |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Gus |
| Percy Helton | ... | Red |
| Hal Baylor | ... | Tiger Nelson (as Hal Fieberling) |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Shanley |
| Kenny O'Morrison | ... | Moore |
| James Edwards | ... | Luther Hawkins |
 | David Clarke | ... | Gunboat Johnson |
| Phillip Pine | ... | Souza |
| Edwin Max | ... | Danny |
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72 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Canada:18A | USA:Approved (certificate #13478) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)MOVIEmeter: 
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Red: I tell you, Tiny, you gotta let him in on it.Tiny: How many times I gotta say it? There's no percentage in smartenin' up a chump.
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This is a beautiful study in despair. The simple plot is moving. The boxing scenes are excellent. The dark photography is breathtaking. And it is superbly directed.
The director is one of the two mysteries involved in "The Set-Up." Robert Wise directed some of the most incisive, searing films noir in the history of movies. He seems to have had a true feel for the down and dirty. Yet he is best known for overblown, soulless musicals in the 1960s. OK, a man has to eat. But offhand, I can't think of a more dichotomous career.
The other, sadder puzzle is its star, Robert Ryan. He had a solid career as a working actor. Yet he is nearly forgotten today. Cary Grant never won an Academy Award and there are many others, who are often cited. But how could the award have been denied Ryan, one of the finest movie actors of the Twentieth Century?