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Rogue Trader( 1999)

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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

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      Ewan McGregor

      Nick Leeson

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      Anna Friel

      Lisa Leeson

    3. cast image

      Nigel Lindsay

      Ron Baker

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      Tim McInnerny

      Tony Hawes

    5. cast image

      Irene Ng

      Bonnie Lee

    6. cast image

      Lee Ross

      Danny Argyropoulos

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      Yves Beneyton

      Pierre Beaumarchais

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      Simon Shepherd

      Peter Norris

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      John Standing

      Peter Baring

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      Pip Torrens

      Simon Jones

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      Betsy Brantley

      Brenda Granger

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      Caroline Langrishe

      Ash Lewis

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      Tom Wu

      George Seow

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      Daniel York

      Henry Tan

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      Sharon Duce

      Patsy Sims

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Sun 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 c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    12800000.00

    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