Both were fascinated by the British mobster Billy Hill, who ran rackets in London’s Soho district, and by American gangsters such as Jack “Legs” Diamond. He and his twin brother, both trained pugilists, entered the extortion racket in the East End in the mid-’50s, strong-arming payments from shopkeepers in exchange for protection.
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Reggie turned pro as a boxer and fought seven bouts, but lost the right to continue due to his past transgressions. Drafted into military service, the dysfunctional twins clashed with authorities and received dishonorable discharges. In 1951, all three brothers were on a boxing bill at the Royal Albert Hall, with Reggie winning his bout. Their older brother Charlie, an accomplished boxer in the Royal Navy, trained them as amateur fighters.
At age 17, they were charged for taking part in a gang fight.
Both were unstable by their teens (Ronnie was later diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic). As boys, they were among the English children evacuated to the countryside while Germany bombed the city during World War II. Identical twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray were born in 1933 (Ronnie first) to Jewish and Romani parents in London’s Cockney, working-class East End.
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since its September 11 debut there, while receiving mixed reviews from critics, some asserting that the movie gets a number of things wrong about Krays. The $19 million movie, directed by American filmmaker Brain Helgeland, has already broken box office records in in the U.K. The Kray twins, the volatile ex-boxers who went from extortion racketeers in 1950s London to nightclub-owning celebrity gangsters in the swinging ’60s, are the subject of another biopic, Legend, set for release in the United States next month.īut unlike the 1990 American film, The Krays, where real-life twins Gary and Martin Kemp (guitarists for the rock group Spandau Ballet) portrayed the pair, Legend has British actor Tom Hardy playing both characters in separately shot scenes. This item is on consignment and is sold under the margin scheme for collector's items no VAT is due.Tom Hardy as the Kray twins, Reggie and Ronnie This item comes with a Prop Store Certificate of Authenticity. But otherwise the item remains in good production-used condition. It has sustained wear during production and has scratches on the face of it and the paint has worn away at the edges, revealing copper-coloured metal beneath. This hero silver ring is seen on Reggie Kray’s little finger throughout most of the film. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray (Tom Hardy) and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Reggie Kray’s (Tom Hardy) hero silver ring from Brian Helgeland’s 2015 crime film Legend. ”You know, one of these days, Ron Kray, your miserable life will swallow you whole.”
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