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The Set-Up (1949)

Directed by Robert Wise · Cinematography by Milton Krasner

Approved73 min62 frames

DramaCrime

I want a man … not a human punching bag!

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The Set-Up (1949) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit counter features a metal pot and an empty beer bottle. A blurred portrait reflection appears on…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — The center of a canvas ring shows a man lying facedown. He wears dark shorts and boxing gloves while lying…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: establishing — A night scene shows an urban intersection dominated by a large post-mounted street clock. In the…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A group of people sit in packed stadium seating for a public event. They look upward toward a spectacle…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: wide — An indoor sports venue with a brightly lit ring surrounded by a seated crowd. Several men in suits and…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — Two men sit at the edge of a boxing ring during a dark match. They both stare upward with cigars clenched in…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: fullbody — A dark urban alleyway features a brick wall and a street lamp overhead. A man in a suit confronts three…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room containing a wooden vanity table with a large framed mirror. A woman stares intently at her…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with a dark foreground structure framing the subject. The man smiles directly at…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A man kneels on the canvas surface within a brightly lit indoor arena. The boxer looks downward with visible…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A group of men in a dimly lit locker room stand in a tight circle. They appear to be in mid-conversation…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A dark city alleyway at night featuring a large brick wall with shadow projections. A man in a suit walks…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A woman stands behind a stone railing at night with dark trees visible behind her. She leans forward with…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: closeup — A man wearing a formal suit and felt hat stands at a public event. He gazes forward with a calm, subtle…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A dimly lit locker room features a doorway with a list of names written. A muscular man in a robe and boxing…The Set-Up (1949) movie still: medium — A dark movie theater interior with rows of spectators in the background. A woman and a man sit together in…
The Set-Up (1949) — © RKO Radio Pictures

What is The Set-Up about?

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

The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March. The Set-Up was the last film Wise made for RKO, and he named it his favorite of the pictures he directed for the studio, as well as one of his top ten of his career.

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What does the cinematography of The Set-Up look like?

Across 62 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of The Set-Up (60% of the sample). Cinematographer Milton Krasner keeps 71% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 77% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of The Set-Up?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Set-Up (1949) are #020202, #8b8b8b, #cbcbcb, #313131, #fbfbfb, #474747 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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