The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
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The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins is a true-crime biography by John Pearson that chronicles the criminal careers and eventual downfall of London gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
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| The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins Context triple: [Legend (2015 film), basedOn, The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins]
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The Krays
The Krays is a 1990 British crime film that dramatizes the violent lives of London’s infamous twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
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B.
The Bannerman Road gang
The Bannerman Road gang is the close-knit group of young companions and allies who assist Sarah Jane Smith in investigating alien activity and protecting Earth in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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C.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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D.
The Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street is a 1960 British crime film dramatizing the infamous 1911 London gunfight between police and Latvian anarchists in the East End.
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E.
The Devil’s Own
The Devil’s Own is a 1997 American thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, centered on an Irish Republican Army member hiding in the United States while plotting a weapons deal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins Target entity description: The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins is a true-crime biography by John Pearson that chronicles the criminal careers and eventual downfall of London gangster twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
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A.
The Krays
The Krays is a 1990 British crime film that dramatizes the violent lives of London’s infamous twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
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B.
The Bannerman Road gang
The Bannerman Road gang is the close-knit group of young companions and allies who assist Sarah Jane Smith in investigating alien activity and protecting Earth in the Doctor Who spin-off series "The Sarah Jane Adventures."
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C.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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D.
The Siege of Sidney Street
The Siege of Sidney Street is a 1960 British crime film dramatizing the infamous 1911 London gunfight between police and Latvian anarchists in the East End.
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E.
The Devil’s Own
The Devil’s Own is a 1997 American thriller film starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, centered on an Irish Republican Army member hiding in the United States while plotting a weapons deal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biography
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book ⓘ true-crime book ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Krays: The Final Word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles |
criminal careers of the Kray twins
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downfall of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
arrest of the Kray twins
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convictions of the Kray twins ⓘ trials of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| criticalReception | well received as a definitive account of the Krays ⓘ |
| depicts | British gangster culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn | East End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasIsbn | 000211178X ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 650199 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later works about the Kray twins ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kray twins
NERFINISHED
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Reggie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ organized crime in London ⓘ |
| marketedAs | true-crime biography ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonfiction | true ⓘ |
| notableAspect | use of interviews and firsthand accounts ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed account of the Kray twins’ criminal empire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
interaction between the Kray twins and British establishment
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relationship between Ronnie and Reggie Kray ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| subjectCrimeType |
extortion
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murder ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| subjectLegalOutcome | imprisonment of the Kray twins ⓘ |
| subjectOccupationDescribed | gangsters ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
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