Legend (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Brian Helgeland |
| Screenplay by | Brian Helgeland |
| Based on | The Profession of Violence by John Pearson |
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| Cinematography | Dick Pope |
| Edited by | Peter McNulty |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | approx. $25 million |
| Box office | $43 million |
Legend is a 2015 biographical crime film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins. The film follows the Kray twins' career and relationship together through their convictions for murder and sentencing to life imprisonment in 1969. Tom Hardy plays both Reggie and Ron Kray in a dual role.
The film also stars Emily Browning, David Thewlis and Christopher Eccleston, with Colin Morgan, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Bettany, Tara Fitzgerald, Taron Egerton, and Duffy in supporting roles.
An international co-production between British, French, and American companies, Legend premiered in London on September 3, 2015, before being released in the UK by StudioCanal on September 9. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, though Tom Hardy's dual performance was widely praised, and earned him a British Independent Film Award for Best Actor.