The Krays

1990 film by Peter Medak
Movie film Q12125426
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The Krays

Summary

The Krays is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Krays's image is recorded as The Krays.png[3].
  • The Krays's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Krays's director is recorded as Peter Medak[5].
  • The Krays's screenwriter is recorded as Philip Ridley[6].
  • The Krays's composer is recorded as Michael Kamen[7].
  • The Krays's genre is recorded as biographical film[8].
  • The Krays's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • The Krays's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Krays's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[11].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Martin Kemp[12].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Gary Kemp[13].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Billie Whitelaw[14].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Tom Bell[15].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Susan Fleetwood[16].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Steven Berkoff[17].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as John McEnery[18].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Sadie Frost[19].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Murray Melvin[20].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Vernon Dobtcheff[21].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Michael Elphick[22].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Michael Balfour[23].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Angus MacInnes[24].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Julia Migenes[25].
  • The Krays's cast member is recorded as Kate Hardie[26].
  • The Krays's producer is recorded as Dominic Anciano[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Dominic Anciano[27] and Ray Burdis[28]. The Krays's director is recorded as Peter Medak[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Philip Ridley[6]. Cast members include Martin Kemp[12], Gary Kemp[13], Billie Whitelaw[14], Tom Bell[15], Susan Fleetwood[16], and Steven Berkoff[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1990-09-27T00:00:00Z[30]. The Krays's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include biographical film[8], crime film[9], drama film[10], and LGBTQ-related film[11].

Subject and Themes

The Krays's main subject is recorded as Kray twins[32].

Reception

Reviews include 82%[33] and 6.4/10[34].

Why It Matters

The Krays ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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