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Rogue Trader

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
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6.4/10
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Ewan McGregor in Rogue Trader (1999)
The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.
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The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.The story of Nick Leeson, an ambitious investment broker who singlehandedly bankrupted one of the oldest and most important banks in Britain.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
10K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • James Dearden
  • Writers
    • James Dearden
    • Nick Leeson(autobiography)
    • Edward Whitley(book "Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World")
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Anna Friel
    • Cristian Solimeno
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Dearden
  • Writers
    • James Dearden
    • Nick Leeson(autobiography)
    • Edward Whitley(book "Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World")
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Anna Friel
    • Cristian Solimeno
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Nick Leeson
    Anna Friel
    Anna Friel
    • Lisa Leeson
    Cristian Solimeno
    Cristian Solimeno
    • Steve
    • (as Christian Solimeno)
    Lorna Pegler
    • Girlfriend in Pub
    David Fahm
    • Boyfriend in Pub
    Tim McInnerny
    Tim McInnerny
    • Tony Hawes
    Cecil Chang
    • Old Custodian
    Michelle Wen Lee
    • Susi
    • (as Sarah Liew)
    Michael Garner
    • Alec Sims
    Sharon Duce
    • Patsy Sims
    Karen Lim
    • Singapore Letting Agent
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Simon Jones
    Tom Wu
    Tom Wu
    • George Seow
    Daniel York
    Daniel York
    • Henry Tan
    Irene Ng
    • Bonnie Lee
    Jennifer Lim
    Jennifer Lim
    • Kim Wong
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • Fernando Gueller
    Simon Shepherd
    Simon Shepherd
    • Peter Norris
    • Director
      • James Dearden
    • Writers
      • James Dearden
      • Nick Leeson(autobiography)
      • Edward Whitley(book "Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World")
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    • Trivia
      Nick Leeson was reported to have taken a share of the seven million pounds sterling that this movie earned worldwide.
    • Goofs
      In the end, Nick's plane lands in Frankfurt, Germany. However, the police cars have license plates from Munich ("F" vs. "M").
    • Quotes

      Nick Leeson: [voiceover] My team were young, they were hungry, and they didn't have a clue.

      [in a cafe with his newly hired team]

      Nick Leeson: A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specified amount of a commodity at a specified price at a future date.

      [no one responds]

      Nick Leeson: All right, um... it's like if I agree to sell you this cup of cappuccino, which I don't yet own, at 45 cents a month from now, if I can buy the cappuccino at say, 43 cents, I make a profit. If the price goes the other way, I have to pay more and I lose. It's timing, it's buying and selling at the right moment. Sometimes expresso might be the best deal, or salt or pepper.

      George Seow: So, we're running a supermarket, huh?

      [they laugh]

    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #4.51 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Can't Take My Eyes off You
      Written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
      Performed by Andy Williams

    User reviews54

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    Pleasantly surprised
    I knew almost nothing about the Barings Bank collapse and absolutely nothing about futures trading before seeing this movie. Still, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Yes, it is told from Nick Leeson's point of view, so it should probably be taken with a huge grain of salt, but it was still quite enjoyable and interesting. One of Ewan McGregor's strengths as an actor is his ability to make the audience root for his somewhat shady characters. He was wonderful in this movie. Of course, I still don't know a thing about futures trading.
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    • Jan 21, 2000

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1999 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vild satsning
    • Filming locations
      • Raffles Hotel, Singapore
    • Production companies
      • Granada Film Productions
      • Newmarket Capital Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,800,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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