The Set-Up
1978, English. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
The Set-Up is Kathryn Bigelow's student film at Columbia about the exploration of 'why violence in cinematic form is so seductive'. It featured two men beating each other to a pulp in a dark alley, while two professors analyzed the philosophy of it all on the soundtrack.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- 21 November 1978
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The Set-Up runs 17 minutes (0h 17m).
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The Set-Up isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 November 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Set-Up?
The Set-Up (1978) was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and stars Gary Busey, Sylvère Lotringer, Marshall Blonsky.