Rogue Trader (film)
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| Directed by | James Dearden |
| Written by | James Dearden |
| Based on | Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World by Nick Leeson Edward Whitley |
| Produced by | Janette Day James Dearden Paul Raphael |
| Starring | Ewan McGregor Anna Friel |
| Narrated by | Ewan McGregor |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
| Edited by | Catherine Creed |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12,800,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | £969,565 (UK sub-total) |
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.
Following an interview with Nick Leeson in prison, Sir David Frost realised the potential for a movie and optioned the rights to Nick's story. Frost executive produced the film, which was based on Leeson's 1996 book Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World.