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The Set Up (1995)

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Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When an M.I.T.-educated electronics expert and professional cat-burglar gets out of prison following a botched heist, he vows to go straight and gets a job as security specialist at a bank. But... When an M.I.T.-educated electronics expert and professional cat-burglar gets out of prison following a botched heist, he vows to go straight and gets a job as security specialist at a bank. But when a killer he knew in prison kidnaps his girlfriend, he may be lured back to the dark side. [More]

Starring: Billy Zane, Mia Sara, James Coburn, James Russo

Starring: Billy Zane, Mia Sara, James Coburn, James Russo

Director: Strathford Hamilton

Director: Strathford Hamilton
Composer: Conrad Pope
Story: James Hadley Chase
Screenwriter: Michael Thoma
Producer: Julia Verdin

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