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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Film

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

6.2

1h 43m

1980

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ComedyDocumentaryMusic

musicalpunk rock

Cast & Crew

Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren

as The Embezzler

Steve Jones

Steve Jones

as The Crook

Paul Cook

Paul Cook

as The Tea-Maker

Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious

as The Gimmick

John Lydon

John Lydon

as The Collaborator

Helen Wellington-Lloyd

as Helen

Ronald Biggs

Ronald Biggs

as The Exile

Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

as Woman in Cinema

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

as Jess

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