Film · 2015

Legend

Name: Legend
Genre: Biography, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2015-09-09
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Tom Hardy, Paul Anderson, Christopher Eccleston, Emily Browning, David Thewlis

Directed by Brian Helgeland · starring Tom Hardy, Paul Anderson and Christopher Eccleston

2 h 11 min
18
Biography · Crime · Thriller
UK
Released in the UK 8 September 2015

5.8 Users11 votes
6.4 Critics11 reviews

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Synopsis

Brian Helgeland ('A Knight's Tale') directs two Tom Hardys in 'Legend'. Hardy plays Ronald and Reggie Kray, two twins that became two of the biggest gangsters in the History of United Kingdom. Together they forge a great crime empire at London's East End, becoming two of the most powerful men of the city in the 60s. But what goes up must go down, and the growth of their empire, and a woman that puts herself between the two brothers, threaten to destroy everything that they have accomplished. 'Legend' has Christopher Eccleston, Joshua Hill, Emily Browning, Colin Morgan, Paul Anderson and Tarah Fitzgerald in its main cast. Tom Hardy received a nomination for best actor at the British Independent Film Awards.

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Runtime: 131 min2 hours and 11 minutes
Budget: $20mWorking Title Films
Box office: £18.1min UK
Rating: 18Suitable only for adults

How long is Legend?: 2 hours and 11 minutes (131 minutes).
When was Legend released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 8 September 2015.
Who directed Legend?: Brian Helgeland.
Who is in Legend?: It stars Tom Hardy, Paul Anderson, Christopher Eccleston and Emily Browning.
Where can I watch Legend?: In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Prime Video and with a channel on Apple TV.
How much did Legend make?: It took £18.1 million in UK. It cost $20 million.

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Cast

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Director: Brian Helgeland
Writers: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Tim Bevan, Olivier Courson, Eric Fellner, Ron Halpern

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'Legend' trailer 1:3529 April 2015

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 6.4 from 11

8.0 EmpireDan Jolin (...) Hardy is astonishing and magnetic in two truly towering performances. Read
7.5 Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. Sullivan The film?s saving grace is Hardy, who is as ferocious and watchable as ever, acting smooth and brooding as Reggie and unhinged as Ronnie. Read
7.0 VarietyGuy Lodge Hardy's astonishing, award-caliber twin turn as the notorious Kray brothers deepens and darkens Brian Helgeland's biopic. Read

Box office

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Budget $20m
UK £18.1m

Soundtrack

All 28 songs

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Trivia

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Aneurin Barnard reprises his role as the photographer David Bailey from in 'We'll Take Manhattan' (2012).
Both appeared in different films entitled "Sucker Punch": Hardy in Sucker Punch (2008) and Browning in Sucker Punch (2011).
(Charles Kray, Sr.) previously played Sam Ripley in Los Krays (1990), another biopic of Reggie and Ronnie Kray.
Tom Hardy had a serious ankle injury during a fight scene in a pub.
Tom Hardy actually brought his wife to the film premiere as his date. They both also brought their dog.