The Set Up
1963, English. Directed by Gerard Glaister.
Arthur Payne, recently out of prison, meets a stranger, Theo Gaunt, on a train and explains his situation. A few days later another stranger makes a curious proposition. Arthur should participate in a fake robbery and remove some imitation jewellery from the stranger's own safe.
- Runtime
- 0h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Gerard GlaisterDirector
- Maurice DenhamTheo Gaunt
- John CarsonInsp. Jackson
- Maria CorvinNicole Romain
- Brian PeckArthur Payne
- Anthony BateRay Underwood
- John ArnattSusp. Ross
- Eric DodsonWalker
- Billy MiltonSimpson
- Manning WilsonSgt. Bates
- Luanshya GreerSally
- Reginald BarrattPop Medwin
- Harry LittlewoodTicket Collector
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1963
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Roger Marshall
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The Set Up runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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The Set Up isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1963. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Set Up?
The Set Up (1963) was directed by Gerard Glaister and stars Maurice Denham, John Carson, Maria Corvin.