The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
51 votes
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."
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-09-11
Runtime: 103 mins
Director: Julien Temple
Writer: Julien Temple
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Music
Original title: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Production Companies: Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd., Matrixbest, Virgin Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Malcolm McLaren
Steve Jones
Paul Cook
Sid Vicious
John Lydon
Helen Wellington-Lloyd
Ronald Biggs
Liz Fraser
Jess Conrad
Mary Millington
James Aubrey
Julian Holloway
Johnny Shannon
Edward Tudor-Pole
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