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1
2008
The Set-Up (1949)
The Set-Up is a terse look at life in the squared circle for those fighters who just never are going to be number one.
Robert Wise directed this movie and aimed to give a real time blow-by-blow depiction of one of the big bouts of a given night, therefore the clock figures prominently in the story as the street scene continually gives us a reading of the large outdoor clock outside the Paradise City Arena.
Robert Ryan is an over the hill boxer who still has dreams of going to the top. His wife tries to dissuade him from fighting but he insists on going, then she won't come...read full review »