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Rogue Trader is a British film of genre Drama directed by James Dearden released in USA on 1 january 1999 with Ewan McGregor
Rogue Trader (1999)
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Add to a movie listRogue Trader is a 1999 British biographical drama film written and directed by James Dearden and starring Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel. The film centers in the life of former derivatives broker Nick Leeson and the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank. It was based on Leeson's 1996 book Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World.
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Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who after a successful spell working for the firm's office in Indonesia is sent to Singapore as General Manager of the Trading Floor on the SIMEX exchange. The movie follows Leeson's rise as he soon becomes one of Barings' key traders. However, everything isn't as it appears — through the 88888 error account, Nick is hiding huge losses as he gambles away Baring's money with little more than the bat of an eyelid from the powers-that-be back in London.Actors
Ewan McGregor
(Nick Leeson)
Anna Friel
(Lisa Leeson)
Tim McInnerny
(Tony Hawes)
John Standing
(Peter Baring)
Nigel Lindsay
(Ron Baker)
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