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The Krays is a film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays and were active in London in the 1960s.
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Gary Kemp Martin Kemp Billie Whitelaw Tom Bell Susan Fleetwood Charlotte Cornwell Kate Hardie Avis Bunnage Alfred Lynch Gary Love Steven Berkoff Jimmy Jewel John McEnery Philip Bloomfield Sadie Frost Barbara Ferris Victor Spinetti Brian Nickels Stephen Lewis Sean Blowers Mark Burdis Chris Pitt Ian Burfield Murray Melvin Norman Rossington Soo Drouet Chrissie Cotterill Peter Turner Michael Elphick Vernon Dobtcheff Patti Love Roger Monk Michael Balfour Jimmy Flint Andrew Kitchen Bob Brimson Russell Gold David Arlen Joe McKenna John H. Stracey David Fenwick Laura Cox Angus MacInnes Michael Tezcan Richard Vanstone Pete Gillett Julie May Jackie Downey Ryan Ward Jimmy Batten Ben Mansworth Behrouz Behnejad Simon Foy Tony Sands Matthew Barney Benjamin Brazier Jason Bennett Jamie Bennett Harlon Haveland Sam Haveland John-Paul White Michael White Lenny McLean Michael Joseph Carr Dave Courtney
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