The Krays: The Myth Behind the Legend(2017)
Discover the truth about two of the most glamorous but brutal London gangsters of the 1950s and 60s.
Rivals and other contemporaries discuss Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the notoriously violent gangsters who ran London's East End in the 1950s and '60s.
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Rivals and other contemporaries discuss Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the notoriously violent gangsters who ran London's East End in the 1950s and '60s.
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2017-04-24
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Discover the truth about two of the most glamorous but brutal London gangsters of the 1950s and 60s.
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