The Set-Up

Year: 1949

Runtime: 73 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Wise

DramaCrimeCrime drugs and gangstersUnderdog fighting and boxing storiesGritty crime and ruthless gangsters

I want a man … not a human punching bag! Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

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