The Set-Up (1949) WAC 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC AAC-SARTRE torrent

As shown by the clock face that opens and closes the film, The Set-Up takes place within a compact 72 minutes, with the action played out in "real time." Robert Ryan plays Bill "Stoker" Thompson, a washed-up boxer who refuses to give up his career despite the pleas of his wife Julie (Audrey Totter). There's little chance that he's going to win this evening's bout; still, Stoker's manager Tiny (George Tobias) has secretly made a deal with a crooked gambler (Alan Baxter). Stoker is to take a dive, a fact withheld from him until the fight is well under way. His last vestige of pride is aroused in the ring, but the story doesn't end there. The fight sequence is one of the most brutal ever filmed, with close ups of Ryan's pummeled face intercut with shots of screaming spectators in the throes of bloodlust. Adapted by Art Cohn from a narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March, The Set-Up is arguably Robert Ryan's finest starring film.

The feature-length commentary track combines separate interviews with late director Robert Wise and filmmaker Martin Scorsese; not surprisingly, it's a great listen with plenty valuable insight. While this track isn't always scene-specific and there are quite a few gaps along the way, the pairing of Wise's first-hand insight with Scorsese's sharp observations -- many of which obviously focus on Raging Bull -- make it a keeper.
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STARS...........: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias
DIRECTOR........: Robert Wise
WRITERS.........: Art Cohn
GENRE...........: Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041859
RUNTIME.........: 1h 12mn
SIZE............: 3.44 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected])
BITRATE.........: 6500 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1480x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO1..........: English AAC 1.0 200kbps
AUDIO2..........: Commentary with director Robert Wise and Martin Scorsese
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Warner Archive Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-05-18