The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Sep 11, 1980

1h 43m

★ 6.4

Overview

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."

Genres

Comedy

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Boyd's Company

Kendon Films Ltd.

Matrixbest

Virgin Films

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Trailers

Cast

The Embezzler

Malcolm McLaren

The Crook

Steve Jones

The Tea-Maker

Paul Cook

The Gimmick

Sid Vicious

The Collaborator

John Lydon

Helen

Helen Wellington-Lloyd

The Exile

Ronald Biggs

Woman in Cinema

Liz Fraser

Jess

Jess Conrad

Mary, The Crook's girlfriend

Mary Millington

Record Executive

James Aubrey

Man

Julian Holloway

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