Rogue Trader
Rogue Trader is a 1999 British biographical drama film written and directed by James Dearden and starring Ewan McGregor and Anna Friel. The film centers on the life of former derivatives broker Nick Leeson and the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank.
Plot
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, a young 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 Barings' money with little more than the bat of an eyelid from the powers-that-be back in London.
More details
author | James Dearden Nick Leeson |
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contentLocation | London |
director | James Dearden |
editor | Catherine Creed |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | arrest barings bank colon cancer hide malaysia simex singapore singapore international monetary exchange than the trade |
musicBy | Richard Hartley |
producer | James Dearden Janette Day Paul Raphael |
productionCompany | Granada plc |
publisher | Pathé |
recordedAt | Indonesia Pinewood Studios |
theme | biographical drama |