In swinging 1960s London, twin brothers Reggie and Ronnie Kray make a name for themselves as the East End's most notorious gangsters. Watch all you want. Tom Hardy plays two identical — but very different — twins in this biopic written and directed by Brian Helgeland.

What movie is two Tom Hardy in?

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s. Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

Is Legend the true story of the krays?

It is adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins, which deals with their career and the relationship that bound them together, and follows their gruesome career to life imprisonment in 1969.

Is Peaky Blinders connected to Legend?

Jessica Brain. Peaky Blinders, now a hit television programme, may be a fictional story of the Birmingham underworld but it is based on the very real existence of a gang by the same name based in the Midlands in the late nineteenth century.

Who is the real Tommy Shelby?

Gang members Harry Fowles aka "Baby-faced Harry" and Stephen McNickle were arrested for stealing bicycles. Though Tommy Shelby is a fictional character, real-life Peaky Blinders ringleader Thomas Gilbert serves as a partial inspiration. The first person to be named as a Peaky Blinder was a man named Henry Lightfoot.

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Is Peaky Blinders a true story in real-life?

The real-life Peaky Blinders gang members

Firstly, Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, and most of the other main characters, are fictional. And, while Peaky Blinders is set in the years following the First World War, the real gang mainly operated from the late 19th century until the start of the war.

Did Ronnie and Reggie Kray sleep together?

In his biography of the twins, The Profession of Violence, Pearson claims that Ronnie Kray admitted that he and Reggie discovered they were both gay in their adolescence and would often have sex together, an activity which continued into their later life.

Which is better, the Krays or the Legend?

Legend is a good entertaining movie about the legendary Kray brothers even though it's more about Frances, the wife of Reggie Kray, narrating her point of view regarding the whole situation. Personally I preferred The Krays from 1990 with the Kemp brothers (from Spandau Ballet) playing the twin brothers.

Which Kray brother was more violent?

However, the Krays' reign of terror could not go unchecked forever. In 1966, Ronnie, who was known as the most bloodthirsty of the twins, shot and killed George Cornell, a member of the rival Richardson gang, in the saloon bar of the Blind Beggar pub in Whitechapel.

Did Tom Hardy have prosthetics in Legend?

Tom Hardy sports heavy prosthetics while shooting scenes for his upcoming film Legend on Monday (July 7) in London, England.

Did Tom Hardy win anything for Legend?

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 2015 film The Revenant. He also won the 2011 BAFTA Rising Star Award, and has twice won the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, for Bronson (2009) and Legend (2015).

Are the Kray twins in Peaky Blinders?

A versatile actor, he also played the role of both of the Kray twins in the film Legend. In Peaky Blinders he portrays Alfie Solomons, a mob boss for a predominantly Jewish gang. Hardy is married to actress Charlotte Riley who portrays May Carleton.

What is Tom Hardy's best role?

What movies has Tom Hardy played in?

Tom also starred in the heralded Cold War thriller, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) with Colin Firth and Gary Oldman. Hardy rejoined Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight Rises (2012); he played the villain role of Bane opposite Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman.

What ethnicity is Tom Hardy?

He is of English and Irish descent. Hardy was brought up in East Sheen, London, and first studied at Reed's School. His education continued at Tower House School, then at Richmond Drama School, and subsequently at the Drama Centre London.

Which Kray twin was tougher?

Ronnie. The Kray twins once did a boxing match with each other, with neither one wanting to back down until their mom interfered. Ronny was more aggressive, stronger, and much more 'psycho' than Reggie, and that would've given him the upperhand in a fight to KO/death.

Was Gary Kray disabled?

' Nancy's older brother Gary was handicapped from birth so 'he was my big little brother. He didn't know how to play with his toys, so I showed him. We had our own sign language.

Who betrayed the Krays?

Jack McVitie (19 April 1932 – 29 October 1967), best known as Jack the Hat, was an English criminal from London during the 1950s and 1960s. He is posthumously famous for triggering the imprisonment and downfall of the Kray twins.

Why was Ronnie Kray insane?

East End Crime Boss

While in prison, he was labeled insane (and later diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia). Ronnie and Reggie had another brush with the law in 1965. Both brothers were arrested in connection with their efforts to shake down a Soho club owner, but they were later acquitted in this case.

How did the Krays get caught?

More than 100 detectives raided homes and offices all over the capital in the largest operation of its kind carried out by Scotland Yard. The Kray brothers were the first to be arrested when police forced their way into their mother's council flat at Braithwaite House, Finsbury.

What did Reggie do to Frances Kray?

According to John Pearson, Reg's intimidation of Frances was psychological: he talked about killing her, her brother and her parents and brandished his gun. Knowing she was afraid of the sight of blood, he cut his own hand and dripped blood all over her as she slept.

Did the real Peaky Blinders use razor blades?

However, it seems unlikely that such hat/weapon would have been possible during the crew's reign of terror. “[Razor blades] were only beginning to come in from the 1890s and were a luxury item, much too expensive for the Peaky Blinders to have used,” historian Carl Chinn told the Birmingham Mail.

What does Tommy Shelby smoke?

Tommy and others are seen smoking Opium throughout the series as a coping mechanism. Over 5000 cigarettes were smoked on the show. Characters drink frequently onscreen, become drunk, and act violent and clumsy. One character has an opium habit, and a 10-year-old child smokes a cigarette onscreen.

How old is Tommy Shelby in season 1?

Thomas Michael Shelby was born in 1890, making him 29 years old at the beginning of Peaky Blinders. Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy, was in his mid-30s at the time of shooting the first season.