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Legend (2015)
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
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Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.
Rating:R
Genre:Crime, Thriller
Written By:Brian Helgeland
In Theaters:11/20/2015
Box Office:$42,972,994
Runtime:132 minutes
Studio:Working Title Films, Anton Capital Entertainment, StudioCanal, Cross Creek Pictures
Cast
Brian Helgeland
Director
Tom Hardy
Ronald Kray / Reginald Kray
Emily Browning
Frances Shea
Christopher Eccleston
Leonard 'Nipper' Read
David Thewlis
Leslie Payne
Taron Egerton
Mad Teddy Smith
Chazz Palminteri
Angelo Bruno
Colin Morgan
Frank Shea
Paul Bettany
Charlie Richardson
Tara Fitzgerald
Elsie Shea
Paul Anderson
Albert Donoghue
Nicholas Farrell
Dr Humphries
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