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10 tammikuu 1950 (Portugal)
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I Want a Man... Not a Human Punching Bag! more
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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 synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 2 wins
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Cast
(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 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Canada:18A |
USA:Approved (certificate #13478) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:A (original rating) (cut) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1987)
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The movie plays in real time.
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Factual errors: The fight card lists seat prices as $2.00, $1.50, and 75 cents. The price printed on Julie's ticket is $1.65.
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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?