Movie·1980·1h 43m
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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."
Producer
Don Boyd, Jeremy Thomas
Cinematography
Willi Patterson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
53 votes
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// cast
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
Alan Jones
Record Executive
Irene Handl
Cinema Usherette
Judy Croll
Catwoman (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Julien Temple
Director, Writer
Don Boyd
Executive Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Willi Patterson
Director of Photography
John Metcalfe
Director of Photography
Adam Barker-Mill
Director of Photography
Nicholas D. Knowland
Director of Photography
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