Legend (2015 film)

Legend
British theatrical release poster
Directed byBrian Helgeland
Screenplay byBrian Helgeland
Based on The Profession of Violence
by John Pearson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDick Pope
Edited byPeter McNulty
Music byCarter Burwell
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
131 minutes[3][4]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budgetapprox. $25 million
Box office$43 million

Legend is a 2015 biographical drama 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.[6][7] The film follows the Kray twins' career and relationship together through their life imprisonment in 1969.[8][9]

Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis and Christopher Eccleston star with Colin Morgan, Chazz Palminteri, Paul Bettany, Tara Fitzgerald, Taron Egerton, and the singer Duffy in supporting roles.

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  2. ^ "Legend (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "LEGEND (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ "TIFF.net". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Legend (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Tom Hardy image as Kray twins released". BBC. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ Kemp, Stuart (12 June 2014). "First Look: Tom Hardy as Infamous London Gangster Twins (Photo)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ "The Profession of Violence". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "The Profession of Violence (eBook): The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins". Waterstones. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014.