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Released
1990 · FILM

The Krays

When people are afraid of you... you can do anything. Remember that.

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
115 min
BiographyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

Ronnie and Reggie Kray, twin brothers, were raised in East London under the influence of their mother, Violet, who was both loving and harsh. As they matured, Ronnie's aggressive tendencies emerged, and Reggie followed his lead. The brothers rose to prominence as crime lords, dominating the East End club scene. However, at the peak of their power, the siblings diverged in their paths, allowing older crime figures to reclaim the territory and influence that the Krays had seized.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 21

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Martin WalshShot by Alex ThomsonScored by Michael KamenDesigned by Michael Pickwoad

Box Office

1990 · Box office

Grossed $9.1M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$9.1M

Worldwide gross$9.1M

US & Canada: $2.1M 23% of worldwide · International: $7.0M (77%)

Opening weekend: $948K 46% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $1.2M58% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 392 theaters

Also known as

  • Die Kraysde
  • Los Krayes
  • Les Frères Kraysfr

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