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Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader

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Rogue Trader

"He'll risk everything to beat the system."

1999

1h 41m

5.9(134 votes)

Drama

History

Thriller

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.

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Granada Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Nick Leeson

Anna Friel

Anna Friel

Lisa Leeson

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

Ron Baker

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Tony Hawes

Irene Ng

Irene Ng

Bonnie Lee

Lee Ross

Lee Ross

Danny Argyropoulos

Yves Beneyton

Yves Beneyton

Pierre Beaumarchais

Simon Shepherd

Simon Shepherd

Peter Norris

John Standing

John Standing

Peter Baring

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Simon Jones

Creative team

Directed by: James Dearden
Written by: James Dearden
Produced by: Janette Day
James Dearden

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