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Rogue Trader (1999)

25/06/1999 (GB)Drama, History, Thriller1h 41m
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He'll risk everything to beat the system.

Overview

Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Ewan McGregor

      Ewan McGregor

      Nick Leeson

    2. Anna Friel

      Anna Friel

      Lisa Leeson

    3. Nigel Lindsay

      Nigel Lindsay

      Ron Baker

    4. Tim McInnerny

      Tim McInnerny

      Tony Hawes

    5. Irene Ng

      Irene Ng

      Bonnie Lee

    6. Lee Ross

      Lee Ross

      Danny Argyropoulos

    7. Yves Beneyton

      Yves Beneyton

      Pierre Beaumarchais

    8. Simon Shepherd

      Simon Shepherd

      Peter Norris

    9. John Standing

      John Standing

      Peter Baring

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    A review by John Chard

    5.0
    Written by John Chard on Feb 21, 2016

    My team were young, they were hungry, and they didn't have a clue. I don't have youth on my side, as regards Nick Leeson's quote that headlines this small review, but I was hungry for a good film and I didn't have a clue about what it would be like! Rogue Trader is the story of how wide boy Nick Leeson brought about the downfall of Barings Merchant Bank, one of the most financially historical institutions in London. A fictionalised adaptation from Leeson's own autobiography, the potential for a potent insight into insider trading et al is wasted. Instead we get a film of baffling trader ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$12,800,000.00

    Revenue-

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • based on true story
    • stockman
    • stock market
    • stock fraud
    • stock market crash
    • forgery
    • investment banker
    • semi-biographical
    • crooked banker