1949 · 73 min · NR

The Set-Up

Name: The Set-Up
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1949
Duration: 73 min
Cast: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford

Directed by Robert Wise · Drama, Crime

The Set-Up (1949) is a Drama film, directed by Robert Wise set during the 1940s. It runs 73 minutes and is rated NR.

A sports drama and film noir, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of mortality & aging run throughout.

Cinematography

Milton Krasner

Cast

Robert RyanAudrey TotterGeorge TobiasAlan BaxterWallace FordPercy HeltonHal BaylorDarryl Hickman

The world of this film

Setting

Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Sports Drama Film Noir

Themes

Mortality & Aging

Tone

TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The Set-Up

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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