Legend

Theatrical - Wide 2015-11-20

Cast Tom Hardy Emily Browning Christopher Eccleston David Thewlis Taron Egerton
Directed by Brian Helgeland

Box Office Gross: $42,972,994

Running Time: 132 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Working Title Films, Anton Capital Entertainment, StudioCanal, Cross Creek Pictures

Genres: Crime Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

7/10

Synopsis

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and... See more protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard “Nipper” Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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