The Rise of the Krays

2015 film

The Rise of the Krays is a 2015 low-budget biographical film about the Kray twins who terrorised London during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] The film was funded by Terry Brown and David Sullivan and was in development before the production team learned of Legend, the larger-budgeted studio film scheduled for release the same year.[2]

Plot

The film focuses on the early life of the Krays before their downfall. In comparison with Legend it aims for a gritty authenticity with less glamorising, portraying The Twins as "horrible pieces of work".[2]

Cast

  • Simon Cotton as Ronnie Kray
  • Kevin Leslie as Reggie Kray
  • Nicola Stapleton as Violet Kray
  • James Hepburn as Charlie Richardson
  • Phil Dunster as Dickie Baker

References

  1. ^ "The Krays: A history of violence". BBC News Online. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Jury, Louise. (2011). 'Authentic' Kray twins movie squares up to Hardy version. 18 May 2015. London: Evening Standard. (Accessed 16 January 2019)

External links

  • Official website
  • The Rise of the Krays at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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The Krays
Associates
  • Robert Boothby
  • Bernie Fineman
  • Freddie Foreman
  • Tony Lambrianou
  • David Litvinoff
  • Frank Mitchell
  • Peter Rachman
Murder victims
  • George Cornell
  • Jack McVitie
Police
  • Nipper Read
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