Legend

"Love, fight, live, rule like a legend."

2015 2h 12m EN

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7.0

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60%

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6.9

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★7.0TMDB · 4,433🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 218,527

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Synopsis

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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 protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

“Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.”

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Cast

Tom Hardy
Ronald Kray / Reginald Kray
Emily Browning
Frances Shea
Christopher Eccleston
Leonard 'Nipper' Read
David Thewlis
Leslie Payne
Taron Egerton
Mad Teddy Smith
Chazz Palminteri
Angelo Bruno
Colin Morgan
Frank Shea
Paul Bettany
Charlie Richardson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Helgeland
Writers: Brian Helgeland
Languages: English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Helgeland, shot by Dick Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter McNulty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom Hardy and Emily Browning and Christopher Eccleston carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3569230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Brian Helgeland directs. Dick Pope behind the camera. Carter Burwell scores. Peter McNulty cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Brian Helgeland, shot by Dick Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter McNulty shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Hardy and Emily Browning and Christopher Eccleston carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Love, fight, live, rule like a legend.".
8IMDB entry: tt3569230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "gangster", "biography", "based on true story", "twins".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dick Pope
Original score: Carter Burwell
Editing: Peter McNulty
Production design: Tom Conroy
Costume design: Caroline Harris
Makeup / hair: Jo Nielsen
Sound: Mark Taylor
Stunt coordinator: Julian Spencer
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $42,972,994
Return: 172% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Legend (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 218,527 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

6 wins & 12 nominations total

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mattwilde1232017-03-09
★ 6/10
'Legend' was not a very good film. It was poorly acted and written on the most part. It was predictable and just seemed like a forgettable straight-to-video gangster film. However, the only saving grace (and a really good one) was Tom Hardy. Hardy was brilliant in the main roles (playing both of the Kray twins). He made the film funny and really tense when it tried to be. The soundtrack was also really good. ★★★
CinemaSerf2022-12-27
★ 6/10
Tom Hardy is quite accomplished here as he portrays both of the legendary London gangster Kray twins. The pair managed to stay one step ahead of the pursuing constabulary (led here by Christopher Ecclestone's ocassional appearances as "Nipper of there Yard") for many a year living the life of Riley whilst killing, extorting and running a network of protection rackets in the East of the city through their infamous "Firm" gang of henchmen. His persona of Reggie presents us with the more calculating, business-like approach whilst his portrayal of the sometimes gay Ronnie delivers a loose-cannon, violent character - but to be clear, it's pretty safe to say that neither are to be messed with, even by those closest to them. Much of the narrative dwells rather disappointingly on the relationship between Reggie and his first wife Frances (Emily Browning) and actually the rest of this is all rather weak and shallow. Aside from a few flirtations in a seamy gay brothel, the seedier side of Ronnie's life is barely touched upon and the story seems intent more on bringing us the bullet points of their lives rather than trying to develop anything like an insight into their respective (and frequently quite unstable) personalities. It's produced to a very high standard with much attention to the detail of 1960s London, but somehow the whole thing is just a bit too empty. The shell of a story that tries to cram too much into too little screen time. It's watchable, and is certainly better than the 1990 attempt at telling us the story of these brothers - but this is probably a story that can only be told comprehensively in a mini-series that allows the nature of their brutal yet sometimes quite sophisticated personalities to emerge more fully.