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The Set-Up (1949) - Banyan

The Set-Up

Discover Cinema HubsThe Set-Up (1949)

The Set-Up

3.7

IMAX 70MM

2.39:1 & 1.43:1 EXPANDED IMAXDOLBY ATMOSNR • 73 MINDRAMA • CRIME

The Set-Up

“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”/ March 29, 1949

BANYAN SCORE

3.7/5(185)

LETTERBOXD

3.7/5

IMDb

IMDb

7.4/10

ROTTEN TOMATOES

74%Audience

YOUR RATING:

Watch Options (Turkey)•No active streaming options currently recorded in Turkey.

Synopsis & Director's Note

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

“I want a man … not a human punching bag!”

— The Set-Up • 1949

Cast & Characters

Full Cast (12)

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Stoker

Audrey Totter

Audrey Totter

Julie

George Tobias

George Tobias

Tiny

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Little Boy

Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Gus

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Red

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Tiger Nelson

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Shanley

Kevin O'Morrison

Kevin O'Morrison

Moore

James Edwards

James Edwards

Luther Hawkins

David Clarke

David Clarke

Gunboat Johnson

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Souza

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Production Crew & Specs

DirectorRobert Wise

ScreenplayRobert Wise, Art Cohn, Joseph Moncure March

CinematographyMilton Krasner

EditingRoland Gross

StudiosRKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

SİNEFİL PRO

Camera & FormatARRI ALEXA Mini LF / IMAX Digital

Aspect Ratio1.43:1 (IMAX Laser) / 2.39:1 (Anamorphic)

Lab & Master4K Digital Intermediate (DI) • Dolby Atmos

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