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The Krays

Name: The Krays
Released: 1990-04-27T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.0

When people are afraid of you... you can do anything. Remember that.

1990 • 119 min • ★ 6.0 (125) • Released

Crime Drama History

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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Original title: The Krays
Language: EN
Country: GB,US
Budget: —
Revenue: $62,300,000

Reviews & Ratings 1

CinemaSerf

May 29, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

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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Cast 32

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

Barbara Ferris

Mrs. Lawson

Victor Spinetti

Mr. Lawson

Stephen Lewis

Policeman

Sean Blowers

Chris Ripley

Ian Burfield

Whip

Murray Melvin

Newsagent

Norman Rossington

Shopkeeper

Michael Elphick

George - Prisoner

Vernon Dobtcheff

Teacher

Patti Love

Iris

Roger Monk

Charlie Kray Jnr

Michael Balfour

Referee

Jimmy Flint

Perry

Angus MacInnes

Palendri

Richard Vanstone

Man outside the Regal

Jackie Downey

Angry Customer

Behrouz Behnejad

Maltese Gangster

Lenny McLean

Boxing Spectator (uncredited)

Dave Courtney

Bill

Crew 10

Alex Thomson

Director of Photography

Lindy Hemming

Costume Design

Peter Medak

Director

Martin Walsh

Editor

Paul Cowan

Associate Producer

Jeremy Zimmermann

Casting

Noel Davis

Casting

Ray Burdis

Producer

Michael Kamen

Original Music Composer

Philip Ridley

Writer

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US Release Dates 1

Nov 9, 1990

R Theatrical