The Krays
Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.
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Michael White
Peter Medak
Simon Moseley
Bernard Bellew
Michael Zimbrich
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Despite the bests efforts of the usually reliable, if hardly versatile, Tom Bell to rescue this pedestrian story of London’s most infamous gangsters, this really doesn’t light any touch papers. Perhaps because neither Martin nor Gary Kemp are much good as actors, nor do either of them exude any sense of menace as this rather tepid biopic trundles along for two hours. “Reggie” (Martin) and gay brother “Ronnie” (Gary) are determined to impress their mother (the underused Billie Whitelaw) with a criminal enterprise that was able to thrive as the city and the country strove to recover from the Second World War. What does work here is the exposure of the sub-culture of criminality that prevailed in what was little better than a lawless East End of London; where protection rackets, prostitution and illicit trading was rampant and where, to some extent, these two men were seen as benevolent influences amongst a community that likened them a little to Robin Hood. Indeed, it’s it’s very clumsy attempts to glamorise the violence with which they ruled the streets that might be it’s redeeming feature. The general population did not recoil from their brutal activities in anything like the fashion we might expect nowadays - but there’s nowhere near enough action of any kind here. Steven Berkoff pops up now and again but somehow his more innate characteristic of odiousness only serves to further show up the lack of that from the pristine Kemps who just looked great in their suits, but little else. Forgettable stuff, sadly.
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The directors of The Krays are Michael White, Peter Medak, Simon Moseley, Bernard Bellew, and Michael Zimbrich.
The cast of The Krays includes Chris Pitt as Young Eddie, Steven Berkoff as George Cornell, Vernon Dobtcheff as Teacher, Michael Elphick as George - Prisoner, Angus MacInnes as Palendri, John McEnery as Eddie Pellam, Stephen Lewis as Policeman, Ian Burfield as Whip, Jimmy Jewel as Cannonball Lee, Gary Kemp as Ronald Kray, Avis Bunnage as Helen, Michael Balfour as Referee, and more.
The duration of The Krays is 1h 55 mins.
Yes. You can watch the The Krays trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
The Krays was released on 27 Apr 1990.
The Krays is listed under Drama, Crime, and History on Fanbiz.
The Krays has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Despite the bests efforts of the usually reliable, if hardly versatile, Tom Bell to rescue this pedestrian story of London’s most infamous gangsters, this really doesn’t light a..."
