The Rise of the Krays (2015)

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

Director:

Zackary Adler

Writers:

Ken Brown, Sebastian Brown

Stars:

Matt Vael, Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Vael	...	Harvey
Simon Cotton	...	Ronnie
Kevin Leslie	...	Reggie
Olivia Moyles	...	Verna
Phil Dunster	...	Dickie
Dan Parr	...	Teddy
Kris Sommerville	...	PC Blake
Danny Midwinter	...	Nipper Read
Maurice Lane	...	The Regal Landlord
Alexa Morden	...	Lisa
Simon Merrells	...	Jack Spot
Tim Chipping	...	Sam
Georg Nikoloff	...	Vittor
Nicola Stapleton	...	Violet Kray
Dean Roberts	...	Marshall

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal bloody violence throughout, language and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

This - and its sequel - were shot on a budget of $2.5 million.

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Goofs

At around 55 minutes Reg is with a policeman at a fishing pond. The pegs (fishing positions for anglers) are made from modern scaffold pole and wooden board construction. In the late 1950s angling waters would have only had bare,natural sloping banks to fish from.

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Quotes

Teddy: It's a dog eat dog world and power goes to the beast with the sharpest teeth.

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Connections

Followed by The Fall of the Krays (2016)

User Reviews

Diabolical

Make no mistake, this is a must miss movie. The principals perform like school children, who are dressed up for Halloween, but who find themselves with no proper party to go to. It's a bit like Bugsy Malone, only without the music and characters and story and necessary pizazz to make the grade. Seriously it's shocking. The writer must have made some poor producer an offer he couldn't refuse. It's that bad. Raised voices, chain smoking, preening and a general lack of lighting and stage props, are over used, out of sequence and quite unnecessarily at points, to compensate for the lack of accurate character portrayal, making it look unauthentic, almost like the outtakes from a poorly financed music video. Stick with Legend, it's far and away the most watchable adaptation to date.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

La légende des Kray

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Saracen Films, Torn Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min