The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

Overview

The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the plight of another - Lehman Brothers. After six months' turmoil in the world's financial markets, Lehman Brothers was on life support and the government was about to pull the plug. Lehman CEO, Dick Fuld, recently sidelined in a boardroom coup, spends the weekend desperately trying to resuscitate his beloved company through a merger with Bank of America or UK-based Barclays. But without the financial support of Paulson and Lehman's fiercest competitors, Fuld's empire - and with it, the stability of the world economy - teeters on the verge of extinction.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 9, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Henry Goodman,Ben Daniels,David Annen,Lauren Ward,Alex Jennings,Katrena Rochell,Corey Johnson,James Cromwell,Richard Durden,Tony Devonand 6 more

Director

Michael Samuels

Writer

Craig Warner

Cinematography

Ian Moss

Music

Kevin Sargent

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1495980