National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy

2019 · 210 min · ★ 8.2 · Drama

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.

Directed by Sam Mendes · Written by Stefano Massini

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Simon Russell Beale Henry Lehman
Ben Miles Emanuel Lehman
Adam Godley Mayer Lehman
Gary Bland Lehman Brothers Office Worker (Uncredited)

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