National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

The read

It runs long at 3h 30m.

Synopsis

On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.

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Key crew

• Sam MendesDirector
• Stefano MassiniWriter
• Matthew AmosDirector

Cast

• Simon Russell BealeHenry Lehman
• Ben MilesEmanuel Lehman
• Adam GodleyMayer Lehman
• Gary BlandLehman Brothers Office Worker (Uncredited)

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