Once Upon a Time in London

2019, Movie, 1h 51min

Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer were among the most notorious criminals in London up until the 1950s. Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons. This is the story of their rise and fall.

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Simon Rumley’s postwar gangster flick goes out of its way to deromanticise its deplorable subjects.

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In the lawless streets of 1930s London, rival gangsters Billy Hill and Jack 'Spot' Comer ruled with an iron fist. Their reign of violence and terror was unmatched, until the outbreak of World War II. With the threat of conscription looming, Jack takes work as muscle for a illegal club owner, while Billy, fresh out of prison, looks to join forces with Jack's expanding organization. But as their fortunes rise, so do their egos, and the two gangsters find themselves on a collision course. The streets of London are about to get a lot more dangerous.

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