Rogue Trader
He'll risk everything to beat the system.
1999 | 101m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | James Dearden |
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| Writer: | Nick Leeson, James Dearden |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 25, 1999 |
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| Director: | James Dearden |
| Writer: | Nick Leeson, James Dearden |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, History |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, based on true story, stockman, stock market, stock fraud, stock market crash, forgery, investment banker, semi-biographical, crooked banker |
| Production Companies | Granada Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $12,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ewan McGregor | Nick Leeson |
| Anna Friel | Lisa Leeson |
| Nigel Lindsay | Ron Baker |
| Tim McInnerny | Tony Hawes |
| Irene Ng | Bonnie Lee |
| Lee Ross | Danny Argyropoulos |
| Yves Beneyton | Pierre Beaumarchais |
| Simon Shepherd | Peter Norris |
| John Standing | Peter Baring |
| Pip Torrens | Simon Jones |
| Betsy Brantley | Brenda Granger |
| Caroline Langrishe | Ash Lewis |
| Tom Wu | George Seow |
| Daniel York | Henry Tan |
| Sharon Duce | Patsy Sims |
| Peter Sakon Lee | Trader #2 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nick Leeson | Author |
| Alan MacDonald | Production Design |
| Stephen Griffiths | Sound Editor |
| Alan J. Wands | Line Producer |
| Stephen Noble | Wardrobe Supervisor, Co-Costume Designer |
| Rachael Fleming | Costume Designer |
| Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction |
| Jacquetta Levon | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| James Dearden | Director, Writer |
| Emma James | Production Coordinator |
| Rob Dickinson | Visual Effects |
| Christina Moore | Art Direction |
| Kevin Brazier | Sound Editor |
| Magen Appathurai | Production Manager |
| Iain Jones | Music Supervisor |
| Richard Hartley | Music |
| Catherine Creed | Editor |
| Jim Greenhorn | Sound Mixer |
| Jean-François Robin | Director of Photography |
| Mark Anthony Newman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Simon Finney | Focus Puller |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Claire Chapman | Executive Producer |
| Paul Raphael | Producer |
| Pippa Cross | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Janette Day | Producer |
| James Dearden | Producer |
| John Florescu | Executive Producer |
| David Frost | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Trending Position
My team were young, they were hungry, and they didn't have a clue. I don't have youth on my side, as regards Nick Leeson's quote that headlines this small review, but I was hungry for a good film and I didn't have a clue about what it would be like! Rogue Trader is the story of how wide boy Ni ... ck Leeson brought about the downfall of Barings Merchant Bank, one of the most financially historical institutions in London. A fictionalised adaptation from Leeson's own autobiography, the potential for a potent insight into insider trading et al is wasted. Instead we get a film of baffling trader chatter, newspaper like direction from James Dearden, and performances outside of Ewan McGregor as Leeson, that are distinctly unbelievable. Those who work in the industry this involves are sure to find some rewards, but to the outsiders peeking in to hopefully learn whist being entertained, it's a damp financial squib. 5/10