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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers poster
Directed by
Michael Samuels
Genre
docudrama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A docudrama about the final days before the collapse of Lehman Brothers. It follows the key people involved as they try to save the bank from bankruptcy.

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What happens

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers is a British television film, first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD on Wednesday 9 September 2009. Filmed in London, it was written by Craig Warner and directed by Michael Samuels. It was shown as part of the BBC's "Aftershock" season, a selection of programmes marking the first anniversary of the collapse of the American investment bank Lehman Brothers. It featured James Cromwell, Ben Daniels, Corey Johnson, Michael Landes and James Bolam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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