The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
1980•1h 43m•6.4•Released
ComedyDocumentaryMusic
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."
Director
Julien Temple
Writer
Julien Temple
Languages
English
Studio
Boyd's Company
Cast
Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler
Steve Jones
The Crook
Paul Cook
The Tea-Maker
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
John Lydon
The Collaborator
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen
Ronald Biggs
The Exile
Liz Fraser
Woman in Cinema
Jess Conrad
Jess
Mary Millington
Mary, The Crook's girlfriend
James Aubrey
Record Executive
Julian Holloway
Man
Johnny Shannon
Nazi
Edward Tudor-Pole
Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
Faye Hart
Secretary
Production
Company
Boyd's Company
Company
Kendon Films Ltd.
Company
Matrixbest
Company
Virgin Films
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