£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings 1996 Released
Directed by Adam Curtis
Documentary · 53 min
£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings 1996 Released
Directed by Adam Curtis
Documentary · 53 min
A documentary detailing the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid-1990s due to the machinations of Nick Leeson.
25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts. The film contextualises the downfall as the history of Barings Bank was one of the oldest and most prestigious merchant banks in Britain, run by the same family for decades with extensive ties to Britain's elites. But in the... see more
BBC,
A documentary detailing the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid-1990s due to the machinations of Nick Leeson.
25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts. The film contextualises the downfall as the history of Barings Bank was one of the oldest and most prestigious merchant banks in Britain, run by the same family for decades with extensive ties to Britain's elites. But in the... see more
BBC,
RUNTIME
N/A minRELEASED
Jun 12, 1996COUNTRY
GB, US
N/A minRELEASED
Jun 12, 1996COUNTRY
GB, US
