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.
Acting
The Kemp brothers' eerie identical energy — pop stars gone feral.
Production
Nailed 1960s East End grime and glamour in equal measure.
Writing
Violet Kray: cinema's most terrifying loving mother.
Director
Peter Medak
Gary Kemp
Ronald Kray
Martin Kemp
Reggie Kray
Billie Whitelaw
Violet Kray
Tom Bell
Jack 'The Hat' McVitie
Susan Fleetwood
Rose
Charlotte Cornwell
May
Kate Hardie
Frances
Avis Bunnage
Helen
Alfred Lynch
Charlie Kray Snr
Gary Love
Steve
Steven Berkoff
George Cornell
Jimmy Jewel
Cannonball Lee
John McEnery
Eddie Pellam
Sadie Frost
Sharon Pellam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Violet Kray visited the set and reportedly told Billie Whitelaw, 'You don't look like me, but you've got the spirit.'
Released months after Goodfellas, this British response strips away Scorsese's romanticism for something colder and more claustrophobic.
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