On March 5th 1969 identical twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray were sent to prison for a minimum of 30 years.
When Ronnie died, over 25 years later, their myth was still so strong that hundreds of thousands of people turned up to watch the funeral procession.
Yet between the '60s gangland legends and the reality lies a considerable rift. Norman Hull's entertaining and illuminating film constructs a powerful case for freeing Britain's most famous criminal.
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Reggie Kray
On March 5th 1969 identical twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray were sent to prison for a minimum of 30 years.
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