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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)

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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."

Updated May 10 2020

Releases:

US -
1980-09-11
US -
1980-09-11

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Keywords:

punk

FACTS

Runtime: 103 mins Rating: 6.9
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Cast

Steve Jones
Steve Jones
The Crook
James Aubrey
James Aubrey
Record Executive
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
Guitar & backing vocal
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
John Lydon
John Lydon
The Collaborator
Ronald Biggs
Ronald Biggs
The Exile
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
Woman in Cinema
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
Jess
Steve Jones
Steve Jones
The Crook
James Aubrey
James Aubrey
Record Executive
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
Guitar & backing vocal
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
The Gimmick
John Lydon
John Lydon
The Collaborator
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
Julian Holloway
Julian Holloway
Man
Johnny Shannon
Johnny Shannon
Nazi
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Helen
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole
Tadpole (kiosk attendant)
Faye Hart
Faye Hart
Secretary
Alan Jones
Alan Jones
Record Executive
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
Cinema Usherette
Judy Croll
Judy Croll
Catwoman (uncredited)
Peter Dean
Peter Dean
Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Dave Dee
Dave Dee
Record Executive (uncredited)
Jerzimy
Jerzimy
French singer on the street (uncredited)
James Jeter
James Jeter
Martin Bormann (uncredited)
Jordan
Jordan
Girl wearing 'only anarchists are pretty shirt' (uncredited)
Debbie Juvenile
Debbie Juvenile
Girl on the chorus at the opening track (uncredited)
Glen Matlock
Glen Matlock
Ex-Pistol (uncredited)
Sophie Richmond
Sophie Richmond
McLaren's secretary (uncredited)
Nancy Spungen
Nancy Spungen
Nancy (uncredited)
Jean Warren
Jean Warren
Girl with ants on face (uncredited)
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
The Embezzler

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Crew

Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Julien Temple
Julien Temple
Director
Julien Temple
Julien Temple
Author
Nicholas D. Knowland
Nicholas D. Knowland
Cinematography
Don Boyd
Don Boyd
Executive Producer
Adam Barker-Mill
Adam Barker-Mill
Cinematography
John Metcalfe
John Metcalfe
Cinematography
Willi Patterson
Willi Patterson
Cinematography

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