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The Krays is a 1990 British biographical crime drama film directed by Peter Medak. The film is based on the lives and crimes of the British gangster twins Ronald and Reginald Kray, often referred to as The Krays. [1]
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The campaign gathered momentum after the release of a film based on their lives called The Krays (1990). Produced by Ray Burdis , it starred Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp , who played the roles of Reggie and Ronnie respectively.
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In the 1960s, Reggie Kray is a former boxer who has become an important part of the criminal underground in London. At the start of the film, his twin brother Ron is locked up in a psychiatric hospital for paranoid schizophrenia. Reggie uses threats to obtain the premature release of his brother. The twins unite their efforts to control a large par...
Development
On 12 October 2013, it was announced that Brian Helgeland had written a script and would be directing a film focusing on the life of Reggie Kray who, with identical brother Ronald, formed the notorious Kray twins. Helgeland said the film would concentrate on Reggie's attempts to control the psychopathic tendencies of his younger twin. Helgeland spoke of hanging out in London with well-known Krays associate Freddie Foreman, saying, "I had drinks with him in his local haunt. When we finished he...
Casting
On 18 April 2014, it was announced that Helgeland would write and direct the film, with the shooting being based in the United Kingdom and with Hardy starring as the male leads. Five days later it was stated that Browning was in negotiations for a role as the film's female lead.Hardy was so set on playing Ronnie Kray that he proposed to Helgeland that if he gave him the role of Ronnie, Hardy would play the role of Reggie for free.
Filming
Crews and cast were spotted filming scenes at Falmouth Road, London, St Anne's Limehouse in Limehouse and in the Windmill Walk area around London Waterloo.Filming also took place in Caradoc Street in Greenwich, in the Cedra Estate on Cazenove Road and in Gibson Gardens, both of which are in Hackney. Principal photographystarted on 12 June 2014.
Financing for Legend was provided by StudioCanal, which also distributed in the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and Germany in addition to handling international sales, which started at the beginning of the Cannes Film Festival. On 30 April 2014, Cross Creek Pictures acquired the North American distribution rights to Legend from StudioCanal, wi...
Box office
As of 31 January 2016[update], Legendhas grossed $41,636,816 worldwide; $27,960,112 in the United Kingdom and $1,872,994 in North America.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 61% of 171 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy – in a dual role, no less – it just about lives up to its title." On Metacriticthe film has a score of 55 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Legend at IMDbLegend at Box Office MojoLegend at Rotten TomatoesLegend at MetacriticLegend: Directed by Brian Helgeland. With Paul Anderson, Tom Hardy, Christopher Eccleston, Joshua Hill. Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Brian Helgeland
- 2015-11-20
The Krays: Directed by Peter Medak. With Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp. This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Peter Medak
- 1990-11-09
Nov 4, 1990 · The Krays. Action. 119 minutes ‧ 1990. Roger Ebert. November 4, 1990. 7 min read. London had never seen anything quite like the brothers Kray, the sadistic twins who ran a protection empire and palled around with cafe society. They became celebrities of a sort.
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The Krays: Dead Man Walking. Inspired by true events, the shocking story of London's most feared and notorious brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray as they break Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell from Dartmoor Prison in December 1966.
