The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

  • Rated 6.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1980
  • 1h 43m
  • Comedy
  • Documentary
  • Music

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds."

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Director
Julien Temple
Starring
Malcolm McLaren, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Sid Vicious

Cast

  • Malcolm McLaren

    Malcolm McLaren

    The Embezzler

  • Steve Jones

    Steve Jones

    The Crook

  • Paul Cook

    Paul Cook

    The Tea-Maker

  • Sid Vicious

    Sid Vicious

    The Gimmick

  • John Lydon

    John Lydon

    The Collaborator

  • Helen Wellington-Lloyd

    Helen

  • Ronald Biggs

    Ronald Biggs

    The Exile

  • Liz Fraser

    Liz Fraser

    Woman in Cinema

  • Jess Conrad

    Jess Conrad

    Jess

  • Mary Millington

    Mary Millington

    Mary, The Crook's girlfriend

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