Rogue Trader Movie Review 1998

Unremarkable recreation of the true story of futures trader Nick Leeson (McGregor), who singlehandedly brought down the Barings Merchant Bank in 1995. Working the floor of the Singapore International Money Exchange, Leeson quickly realizes he's completely out of his depth but can't admit it, so he hides his losses and continues to gamble until the deficit adds up to a $1 billion. Based on the book by Nicholas Leeson and Edward Whitley. The real Leeson was paroled from a Singapore jail in 1999.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Corporate Shenanigans, Asia

Screenplay

James Dearden

Cast

Ewan McGregor, John Standing, Anna Friel, Yves Beneyton, Tim (McInnerny) McInnery, Betsy Brantley, Caroline Langrishe

Cinematography

Jean-Francois Robin

Director

James Dearden

Music

Richard Hartley

Producer

Janette Day, David Frost, Pippa Cross, Granada International Productions Ltd., Newmarket Capital Group