Brian Helgeland

Legend (2015)

Film and Plot Synopsis Legend tells the true story of London’s most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray. As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea. In and out of prison, Ronnie’s unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie’s marriage threaten to bring the brothers’ empire tumbling to the ground. ‘Legend’ Movie Summary The summary below contains spoilers. Legend is the true story of the Kray brothers, twin mobsters who briefly ruled the London underworld during the 1960’s. As the film begins, Reginald “Reggie” Kray (Tom Hardy) is a former boxer who has turned to crime. He, along with his brother Ronald “Ron” Kray (Tom Hardy), run a small crime organization known as The Firm in London. Ron is locked up in a psychiatric hospital for paranoid schizophrenia as the film begins. Reggie effectively threatens the evaluating physician to provide a favorable evaluation of his brother so that he can be released. The doctor emphasizes to Reggie that Ron is dangerous and needs to take his medication to remain under control. Once Ron is released, the brothers work …

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