Rogue Trader

Watch: Rogue Trader

Unrated

6/25/19991h 41m

TV Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

James Dearden

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$12,800,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

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

Cast

Ewan McGregor

~ as ~

Nick Leeson

Anna Friel

~ as ~

Lisa Leeson

Nigel Lindsay

~ as ~

Ron Baker

Tim McInnerny

~ as ~

Tony Hawes

Irene Ng

~ as ~

Bonnie Lee

Lee Ross

~ as ~

Danny Argyropoulos

Yves Beneyton

~ as ~

Pierre Beaumarchais

Simon Shepherd

~ as ~

Peter Norris

John Standing

~ as ~

Peter Baring

Pip Torrens

~ as ~

Simon Jones

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Reviews (1)

John Chard
Written 9 year(s) ago
5
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 chatter, newspaper like direction from James Dearden, and performances outside of Ewan McGregor as Leeson, that are distinctly unbelievable.

Those who work in the industry this involves are sure to find some rewards, but to the outsiders peeking in to hopefully learn whist being entertained, it's a damp financial squib. 5/10