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Krays (The)

Country: UK, Language: English, 119 mins

  • Director: Peter Medak
  • Writer: Philip Ridley
  • Producer: Dominic Anciano; Jim Beach

CGiii Comment

Brutal...and, surprisingly blunt.

The Kemp brothers do a fine job indeed.

Medak chose to tell the story of these contemptible twins without contempt - letting the story simply tell itself (it is rather well documented) - unfolding through sadistic scenarios with touches of humour and sensitivity.

Aferall, criminals cannot be 100% bad - their mother must love them - and this remains the crux of the story - the humanity behind the monsters.

Medak went on to make Let Him Have It - a story set in the same era - more thought-provoking...but, like The Krays - true and mindful of how far we have come.

Good work.


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The(ir) Blurb...

The life of a pair of twins (Ronald and Reginald Kray) who were born in London in 1934 and when they grew up became gangsters selling protection.

Cast & Characters

Billie Whitelaw as Violet Kray;
Tom Bell as Jack 'The Hat' McVitie;
Gary Kemp as Ronald Kray;
Martin Kemp as Reggie Kray;
Susan Fleetwood as Rose;
Charlotte Cornwell as May;
Kate Hardie as Frances;
Avis Bunnage as Helen;
Alfred Lynch as Charlie Kray;
Gary Love as Steve;
Steven Berkoff as George Cornell;
Jimmy Jewel as Cannonball Lee;
Barbara Ferris as Mrs. Lawson;
Victor Spinetti as Mr. Lawson;
John McEnery as Eddie Pellam