Clear the ring for Stoker Thompson
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Clear the ring for Stoker Thompson |
| Original title | The set-up |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Wise |
| script | Kind of Cohn |
| production | Richard Goldstone |
| music | Roy Webb (anonymous) |
| camera | Milton R. Krasner |
| cut | Roland Gross |
| occupation | |
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The Set-Up (Original title: The Set-Up ) is an in black and white twisted American film drama from the year 1949 that the genre of film noir is counted. Robert Wise directed the film based on a poem written in 1928 by Joseph Moncure March.
action
The aging heavyweight boxer Stoker Thompson is set to compete against newcomer Tiger Nelson. His manager Tiny lets the gangster Little Boy persuade him to manipulate a fight. Stoker is said to go down in the second round and lose the fight. Since Tiny is certain that Stoker will be defeated anyway, he does not tell him about the planned fraud.
At the same time, Stoker tries to convince his wife Julie to continue his career because he feels fit enough despite his age. Julie, who has supported her husband so far, wants him to stop. She doesn't want to watch the fight that evening either. In the locker room, Stoker is pensive. Other boxers prepare for their fights, including Shanley, a young and scared man before his first professional fight. Stoker notices that the lights have gone out in the hotel room next door and thinks Julie has changed her mind and is coming to the fight. Julie is actually on her way to the arena. But the cheers of the audience disgust them.
Shanley returns to the locker room, he has defeated his opponent. Middleweight Johnson, on the other hand, loses his fight. Meanwhile, the restless Julie roams the streets of the city. Stoker enters the ring and, to his dismay, notices Julie's empty seat. Little Boy and his girlfriend place bets against Stoker. Stoker, who knows nothing about the manipulation, ignores Red's instructions to keep his distance. At the end of the second round, Stoker pushes the surprised Nelson against the ropes. In the third round, Stoker covers his opponent with hard blows, but the knockout threatens him too. Tiny is scared and tells him about the business with Little Boy during the break. He begs Stoker to lie down on the boards at the end of the round.
Despite his exhaustion, Stoker knocks Nelson out. After the fight, Stoker tries to dodge Little Boy, but is lured into a trap by his men. They beat up the boxer, but Little Boy can hit him in the face. Furious with rage, the crook breaks Stoker's hand with a brick, which ends his career. The injured stoker meets Julie, who takes him in her arms and assures him that they have both won tonight.
background
Free the Ring for Stoker Thompson premiered in New York City on March 29, 1949 . In the Federal Republic of Germany , the film was not shown in cinemas, but was broadcast for the first time on May 22, 1965 on ARD .
As in the poem, a black boxer was supposed to play the leading role in the film. James Edwards was planned, but he was not well known as a film debutant. Since there were no black movie stars at the time, the script was rewritten. Robert Ryan, who had boxed in college , got the role, Edwards had to be content with a supporting role. Hal Baylor, a successful amateur boxer, performed here under the name Hal Fieberling.
The film is filmed in real time, i.e. H. the running time of the film is identical to the time that has passed in the film. The well-known photographer Arthur Fellig aka Weegee has a small role.
Reviews
Thomas M. Pryor of the New York Times wrote after the premiere: “The great expectations and shattered dreams [...] awaken to violent, pulsating life thanks to the clever direction by Robert Wise and the sensitive, slang dialogue with which Art Cohn wrote the script provided [...] The small cast [...] delivers fresh, credible performance. "
The Time Out Film Guide later recognized the film as “one for the top 10 list,” with an impeccable Robert Ryan in the title role, adding, “The film burns with a humanity that Like a Wild Bull never burns fully achieved. "
The lexicon of international films about the film: “Remarkably critical denunciation of the excesses in American professional sport and the pitiless reaction of the audience; The observations before the fight were especially masterful. "
Awards
At the Cannes International Film Festival in 1949, Milton R. Krasner's camera work received an award. The film also won the FIPRESCI award . In 1950, Ring Free for Stoker Thompson was nominated for the British Film Academy Award for Best Picture .
Web links
- The Set-Up in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Clear the ring for Stoker Thompson in the Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ a b Ring free for Stoker Thompson in the Lexicon of International Films .
- ↑ Jefferson Hunter: Joseph Moncure March: Poem Noir Becomes Prizefight Film ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Essay online on The Hudson Review, accessed December 18, 2012.
- ↑ […] the great expectations and shattered hopes […] have been brought to vivid, throbbing life in the shrewd direction of Robert Wise and the understanding, colloquial dialogue written into the script by Art Cohn. […] A small cast […] give crisp, believable performances. - Reviewed in the New York Times on March 30, 1949, accessed December 18, 2012.
- ↑ Entry ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Timeout.com, accessed December 18, 2012.
