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The London Mob

Original title: The Mad Axeman
  • 2019
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
225
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The London Mob (2019)
Frank Mitchell was sprung from Dartmoor Prison by the Krays 10 days before Christmas 1966. Whilst a national manhunt ensued, he was holed up in a flat in East London with a minder and hostess for company.
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Frank Mitchell was sprung from Dartmoor Prison by the Krays 10 days before Christmas 1966. Whilst a national manhunt ensued, he was holed up in a flat in East London with a minder and hostes... Read allFrank Mitchell was sprung from Dartmoor Prison by the Krays 10 days before Christmas 1966. Whilst a national manhunt ensued, he was holed up in a flat in East London with a minder and hostess for company.Frank Mitchell was sprung from Dartmoor Prison by the Krays 10 days before Christmas 1966. Whilst a national manhunt ensued, he was holed up in a flat in East London with a minder and hostess for company.

  • Director
    • William Kerley
  • Writers
    • Gill Adams
    • Rebecca Long
  • Stars
    • Diarmaid Murtagh
    • Morgan Watkins
    • Elen Rhys
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    225
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Kerley
    • Writers
      • Gill Adams
      • Rebecca Long
    • Stars
      • Diarmaid Murtagh
      • Morgan Watkins
      • Elen Rhys
    • 27User reviews
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    Diarmaid Murtagh
    Diarmaid Murtagh
    • Frank Mitchell
    Morgan Watkins
    Morgan Watkins
    • John
    Elen Rhys
    Elen Rhys
    • Lisa
    Scott Wickes
    • Ron Kray
    Ben Osborne
    • Reg Kray
    Rob Flanagan
    • Kray gang member
    Mark Godard
    • Kray gang member
    Nick
    • Kray gang member
    Andrew Richards
    • Kray gang member
    Simon Balfour
    Simon Balfour
    • Ron Kray voice over
    Nick Cowell
    • BBC radio announcer
    Jeffrey Mayhew
    • Frank Mitchell's dad and camp comic voice over
    • Director
      • William Kerley
    • Writers
      • Gill Adams
      • Rebecca Long
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    1ptrsknnr

    Awful

    Cant stand the lead character (Frank) reminds me of my pig neighbour across the street Badly acted....terrible script Normally I love British drama but this is the pits
    1darrenoc-25321

    Absolutely rubbish film totally disappointing

    One of the worst films I have ever sat and watched. Terrible acting.
    6richardchatten

    You Can't Set Fire to a Burning Man

    The Krays themselves appear only fleetingly in what is basically a three-hander 90% of which takes place in a free house lovingly decked out with sixties knickknacks like a Toby jug and Bush portable radio.

    The revelation in the closing credits that it originated as a play serves only to confirm a suspicion already long formed.
    2malcolmgsw

    Brings a whole new low to low budget

    Essentially filmed in two rooms and the back of a van featuring anonymous actors. In real life Mitchell's body was trussed up in chicken wire and dumped in the English Channel. This is what they should have done with this film.
    8honkyswithhumility

    Great film

    IMDB ratings are often totally out of kilter. This is a good film. The actor playing Frank gets the character's mood of menace, despair and manic japes just right. The sense of claustrophobia and tension is palpable. All the attention is on the three characters in the hideout flat Frank his minder John and later Lisa the woman hired to calm Mitchell down. The dynamic between the three characters is well written. It is interesting that the Krays are only peripheral and only appear on the phone giving orders.

    Ignore the bad reviews and give this a chance

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    • Trivia
      The screenplay for the film by Hull born writer Gill Adams is based on her stage play 'Jump to Cow Heaven' which debuted at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival and won the Fringe First of the Firsts Award for the best new play at the Festival that year, before transferring to Hull Truck Theatre and the Riverside Studios in London in the autumn of that year. Martin Freeman played the role of Frank's minder John in the original production, before he found wider fame in television and film roles. The other cast members were Josh Richards who played Frank and Sarah Parks as Lisa. Director William Kerley also directed the original production.
    • Goofs
      At the end of the film on the moor Frank is seen with water dripping off his face before he splashes it with water.

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Krays: Mad Axeman
    • Filming locations
      • Wimbledon, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Boudica Green
      • Fugitive Films
      • Boudica Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
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