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The Rise of the Krays ()


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Two brothers unleash a psychotic reign of terror on their journey to build an empire of unprecedented power in the British Mafia.

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Matt Vael ...
Harvey
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Ronnie
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Reggie
Olivia Moyles ...
Verna
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Dickie
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Teddy
Kris Sommerville ...
PC Blake
Danny Midwinter ...
Nipper Read
Maurice Lane ...
The Regal Landlord
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Lisa
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Jack Spot
Tim Chipping ...
Sam
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Vittor (as Georg Nikoloff)
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Violet Kray
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Marshall
Scott Mahoney ...
Banks
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Donovan
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Ian Barrie
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Madge
Nicola Taggart ...
Frances Shea
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Frank Shea
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Sergio
Nathanjohn Carter ...
Harry Mooney
Venetia Twigg ...
Sergio's Wife (as Venitia Twigg)
Tom Ziebell ...
Bobby Ramsey
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Tommy Taylor
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Jacky Taylor
Colin Wallace ...
Police Warden
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Club owner
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Leslie
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Club Manager
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David Litvinoff
Wayne de Strete ...
Joe the Boxer
Vass Anderson ...
Tom Driberg
Carol Noakes ...
Prime Minister's secretary
Terence Booth ...
Prime Minister
Christopher Wright ...
Police Commissioner
Jeremy Gagan ...
Home Secretary
David Sparks ...
Leader of the opposition
Joe Sangre ...
Casino owner
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Solicitor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeana Brock
Senol Dervis ...
Maltese Gangster
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Maltese Gangster
Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof ...
Nancy
Andy Keelaghan ...
Ben
Andrew Paxton-Gray ...
Gang Member
Sarah Turner ...
Barbara windsor (as Sarah Stanford)
Luke White ...
MP
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Police Officer
Mikey Altoft ...
Van Driver (uncredited)
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Lady in Casino (uncredited)
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Drinker (uncredited)
Paul Blackwell ...
Photographer (uncredited)
Steve Brunton ...
Donovan's Henchman (uncredited)
Sarah Casado Thomas ...
Jack's Girl (uncredited)
David Collicott ...
Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Tom Dab ...
Guitarist (uncredited)
Charlotte Day ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Christian Di Sciullo ...
Gangster in Pub (uncredited)
John Duggan ...
Snooker Club Player (uncredited)
David Golt ...
Strip Pub Punter (uncredited)
Paul Michael Harrison ...
Freddie (uncredited)
Michael Haydon ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
James Hepburn ...
Charlie Richardson (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Bob at the boozer (uncredited)
Alex Jaep ...
Couple in Alleyway (uncredited)
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Pub Customer (uncredited)
Ola Skancke Karlsen ...
Bully (uncredited)
Darren James King ...
Steve (uncredited)
Lisa Lynn ...
Champagne Waitress (uncredited)
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Lennie Hamilton (uncredited)
Joanne Manchester ...
Lady at the casino (uncredited)
Alan Mathis ...
Lord Boothby (uncredited)
Bob Nunn ...
Pub punter (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
Ruben Castellon Perez ...
Chris (uncredited)
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Mafia boss (uncredited)
Mark Preston ...
Gangster in Pub (uncredited)
Mark Ryder ...
Barman (uncredited)
Robert Scott ...
Pub Patron (uncredited)
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Jack's Girl (uncredited)
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Mafia boss (uncredited)
Pete Steel ...
Gang Member (uncredited)
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Fred 'The Fence' (uncredited)
Vince Taylor ...
Docker / Thug (uncredited)
John Warman ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
Jon Wennington ...
Firm Member (uncredited)
Alicia Woodhouse ...
The Secretary (uncredited)
Miroslav Zaruba ...
Bar customer (uncredited)
Tatiana Zarubova ...
Bar customer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Zackary Adler

Written by

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Ken Brown ... (writer)
 
Sebastian Brown ... (writer)

Produced by

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Nancy Bressolles ... line producer
Ken Brown ... executive producer / producer
Sebastian Brown ... producer
Terrence Brown ... executive producer
Andrew Loveday ... executive producer
Sean O'Kelly ... executive producer
Shantelle Rochester ... line producer (as Shantelle Rochester-Henry)
David Sullivan ... executive producer
Craig Tuohy ... producer
Tom Worth ... post producion producer

Music by

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Kevin Pollard

Cinematography by

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Luke Palmer

Editing by

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Barry Moen

Editorial Department

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Charlotte Collings ... post production supervisor
Tom Russell ... colourist
Dean Stewart ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Nicci Topping

Production Design by

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Felix Coles

Art Direction by

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Luis San Martin

Costume Design by

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Kim Tizard-Lee

Makeup Department

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Cassi Brookes ... key makeup artist
Sophie Brown ... hair & make-up artist
Claudette Fruchier ... prosthetic and special effects makeup designer
Tono Garzón ... prosthetic makeup artist
Rita Osei Kusi ... hair and make up designer
Emma J. Slater ... makeup designer (as Emma Slater)

Production Management

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Jessica Benhamou ... location manager
Nancy Bressolles ... production manager
Keith Hatcher ... location manager
Ben Richards ... location manager
Shantelle Rochester ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Giles Alderson ... first assistant director: second unit
Nadia Dillon ... third assistant director
Beatrice Giustini ... third assistant director on second unit
Irene Maffei ... second assistant director
Guy Murray-Brown ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Millie Allegro ... standby art director
Shean Caisley ... set builder
Leeham Coles ... set builder
Lee Fenton-Wilkinson ... graphic designer
Asia Gulcz ... standby props
Ed Jasion ... set builder
Alex Smith ... standby props
Kate Stamp ... production design: pick-ups
Paul Mark Synnott ... set builder: dailies
Tom Watson ... construction manager

Sound Department

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Ben Baird ... re-recording mixer
Si Begg ... sound designer
Marcos Cardós ... boom operator: dailies
Karl Jenkins ... a.d.r. recordist
Ashok-Kumar Kumar ... production sound mixer (as Ashok Kumar Kumar)
Simon Norman ... boom operator
James Trusson ... audio assistant

Visual Effects by

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Jon Pugh ... visual effects
Tom Russell ... colourist
Richard Van De Steenoven ... compositor / visual effects
Tom Worth ... visual effects

Stunts

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Simone Belli ... stunt performer
Rafe Hock ... stunts
Juan Jimenez ... stunt performer
Dan 'DJ' Johnson ... stunt performer (as Dan Jay-Johnson)
Dominic Kinnaird ... stunt performer
Jude Poyer ... stunt rigger: additional photography
Dan Styles ... fight coordinator
Ronin Traynor ... fight coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matt Allsop ... steadicam operator
Jazz Bhalla ... gaffer: pickups
Jonathan Michael Dew ... electrician
Fabien Gonzalez ... camera trainee
Anthony Holt ... camera facilities coordinator
Jaryl Lim ... spark: dailies
Gary Long ... second assistant camera
Anthony McHugh ... first assistant camera
Ryan Monteith ... electrician: dailies
Seb Nowell ... spark
Tom Nowell ... gaffer
Alexander Reid ... director of photography: second unit
Leo Winslow ... first assistant camera: dailies

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Alice Brightman ... costume assistant
Victoria Conte ... costume supervisor
Eleanor Coole-Green ... costume buyer
Emma Robins ... costume daily

Location Management

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Olivia Fanaroko ... location assistant
Paul Michael Harrison ... location manager
Dominik Hronec ... location assistant
Tanith James ... assistant location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Francesca Brooks ... script supervisor: dailies
Xenia Taylor ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Mikey Altoft ... runner driver (as Michael Altoft)
Oliver Beckham ... production assistant
Sam Margriet Bokma ... floor runner (as Sam Margriet)
Shaun Emery ... insurance broker
Beatrice Giustini ... floor runner
Tom Harding ... floor runner
Aglaé Parisis ... production coordinator
Josien van Oostveen ... runner
Amy Daniel ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Mark Cornwell ... thanks
Stephen Dixon ... thanks to: Metropolitan Police Film Unit
Lee Thomas ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The story of Britain's most notorious gangsters, twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray, as you've never experienced it- told from the perspective of one of their closest friends. Starting out as amateur boxers, and ending up as infamously brutal criminal masterminds, the Krays were the terror of London throughout the 1960s. Experience the Krays' precipitous rise and fall in this insider's take on their bloody, violent reign. Written by Grindstone Entertainment Group, LLC.

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Also Known As
  • La légende des Kray (France)
  • Legend of the Krays (Germany)
  • Восхождение Крэйсов (Russia)
  • UKコネクション 前編 伝説の幕開け (Japan, Japanese title)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Box Office

Budget $2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia One of three films about the Krays being released in 2015. See more »
Goofs When Ronnie is in the police station waving a cigarette lighter in the face of the police officer it is obviously a narrow, stable gas powered flame. Cigarette lighters at that time all contained a wad soaked in petrol with a wick, the flame was often wide and smoky. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by The Fall of the Krays (2016). See more »
Quotes Teddy: It's a dog eat dog world and power goes to the beast with the sharpest teeth.
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