ROGUE TRADER (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Crime, Documentary
• Plot: Ewan McGregor (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) brings a dynamic screen presence to this riveting motion picture about how greed, excess and high-stakes gambling brought down one of Britain's oldest and most succesful financial institutions! When he is sent to Singapore by the 200-year-old Barings Bank, futures trader Nick Leeson (McGregor) dreams of making a killing in the stock market. But even though his firm believes Nick is the most successful trader they've ever employed, he secretly begins to steal vast amounts of their own money to cover his risky financial wagering! With debts to match his desperation for a way out -- Nick risks everything in a frantic bid to beat the system and win back the money!
• Cast: Ewan McGregor, Anna Friel, Yves Beneyton, Betsy Brantley, Caroline Langrishe, Nigel Lindsay, Tim McInnerny, Irene Ng, Lee Ross, Simon Shepherd, John Standing, Pip Torrens, Tom Wu, Daniel York, Danny Argyropoulos, Guy Boardman, Cecil Chang, Gerald Chew, Joanna David, Alexis Denisof, Sharon Duce, David Fahm, Michael Garner, Mark Heenehan, Ivan Heng, Gaurav Kripalani, Michelle Lee, Peter Sakon Lee, Rob Lemming, Jennifer Lim, Karen Lim, Kay Siu Lim, Lorna Pegler, Peter Quince, Cristian Solimeno, Douglas Stark, Selena Tan, Richard Wood, Ian Boo Khoo, Chris R. Wright, James Dearden
• Director: James Dearden
• Runtime: 1:42
• Company: Miramax Home Entertainment, Granada Film, Newmarket Capital Group, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie